François Gouraud

Anthony & Edwards, 1845, Francois Farvel-Gouraud, Engraving, book frontispiece, Hathi Trust, LL/90785

François Gouraud

Born: François Fauvel-Gouraud
Born: Francois Fauvel-Gouraud
Other: Francis Gouraud
Other: Francois Gouraud

Born: 1808
Died: 1847
Gender: Male
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Frenchman who brought the daguerreotype to America in 1839. Both Albert Sands Southworth, Hosiah Johnson Hawes and William Hickling Prescott all attended his lectures on daguerreotypy in Boston in 1840. He sold daguerreotype equipment to both Samuel Bemis and Samuel Morse.
 
In 2014 Rob McElroy announced the discovery of two of his plates. (Yahoo, Photohistory List,20 April 2014)

Genealogy of François Gouraud

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