William Henry Fox Talbot

(1800-1877)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877 NRA: Talbot William Henry Fox (1800-1877) MP pioneer of photography DNB: Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-1877), pioneer of photography LBT ID: WiTalbo1877 VIAF ID: 54325833 LOC ID: n79138724	B/BAP: 1800-02-11 DIED: 1877-09-17
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Scholar, MP, and pioneering photographer, son of William Davenport Talbot, educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a friend of Thomas Moore.
REFERENCES TO William Henry Fox Talbot: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter XI Found 1: ¶ 4