(1789–1851), French physicist, painter, and inventor of the first practical photographic process; full name Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. He went into partnership with Joseph-Nicéphore Niépce (1765–1833) to improve the latter's heliography process, and in 1839 he presented his daguerreotype process to the French Academy of Sciences.
Definition of Daguerre, Louis in US English:
Daguerre, Louis
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(1789–1851), French physicist; full name Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. He invented the first practical photographic process, which became known as the daguerreotype process.