John Falconer, British Library
A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Photographers in South and South-East Asia |
Commercial, Sri Lanka,br>
Originally a watchmaker in Colombo from 1851-54, listed as ‘watchmaker and daguerreotypist’ from 1855-59. Made an unsuccessful attempt to photograph Governor Ward turning the first sod of the Colombo-Kandy railway, 3 Aug 1858. In 1860 he advertised himself as a photographer, in the same year selling his business to William Skeen; left Galle on the Nubia, 21 June 1860. Erroneously credited by P.M. Bingham with introducing photography to Ceylon (see entry under S.F. Barrow).[1]
Footnotes
- Λ P.M. Bingham, History of the Public Works Department, Ceylon, 1796 to 1913 (3 vols, Colombo, 1921). Bingham dates this event to ***, the significance of which is unclear.
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