Person:John Draper (20)

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John William Draper
b.5 May 1811 St. Helens, Lancashire, England
d.4 Jan 1882
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  1. John William Draper1811 - 1882
  2. Sarah Ripley Draper1813 - 1864
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  • H.  John William Draper1811 - 1882
  • W.  Antonia Gardner (add)
  1. John Christopher Draper1835 - 1885
  2. Henry Draper1837 - 1882
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Name John William Draper
Gender Male
Birth[1] 5 May 1811 St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Marriage to Antonia Gardner (add)
Death[1] 4 Jan 1882
Reference Number? Q472490?


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John William Draper (May 5, 1811 – January 4, 1882) was an English-born American scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer. He is credited with producing the first clear photograph of a female face (1839–40) and the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. He was also the first president of the American Chemical Society (1876–77) and a founder of the New York University School of Medicine.

One of Draper's books, the History of the Conflict between Religion and Science, popularised the conflict thesis proposing intrinsic hostility in the relationship between religion and science. It was widely read and was translated into several languages. His son, Henry Draper, and his granddaughter, Antonia Maury, were astronomers; his granddaughter, Carlotta Maury (Antonia's younger sister), was a paleontologist; his eldest son, John Christopher Draper, was a chemist; and son , was a meteorologist.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 John William Draper, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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