Draper and the founding of the American Chemical Society were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark at New York University
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John William Draper
John William Draper was an English polymath: a scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer. He is credited with pioneering portrait photography (1839–40) and producing one of the first detailed photographs 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.
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Born 5 May 1811 · Died 4 January 1882 · Q472490
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1975· 1 entry
Draper's house, known as the Henry Draper Observatory, in Hastings was designated a National Historic Landmark
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1882· 2 entries
Died 1882-01-04.
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At his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, at the age of 70
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1875· 1 entry
Awarded Rumford Prize (1875).
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1850· 1 entry
Was making photomicrographs and engaged his son, Henry (then 13 years old), into their production
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1847· 1 entry
Published the observation that all solids glow red at about the same temperature, about 977 °F (798 K), which has come to be known as the Draper point
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1843· 1 entry
Made daguerreotypes of the solar spectrum that revealed new infra-red and ultra violet lines
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1842· 1 entry
That only light rays that are absorbed can produce chemical change
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1839· 1 entry
Draper was elected undergraduate professor of chemistry and botany at the university, and moved with his family to New York City
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1837· 1 entry
Draper accepted an appointment to be head of chemistry in a proposed medical school at New York University, but sufficient funds were not available to go ahead with the project
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1832· 1 entry
The family settled in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 7 miles (11 km) east of Christiansville (now Chase City)
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1831· 1 entry
John William Draper married Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Gardner (c
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1811· 1 entry
Born 1811-05-05.
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