daguerre

Thân thiện

Louis Daguerre presents his daguerreotype process to the French Academy of Sciences.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre: A French artist and inventor, best known for developing the first commercially successful photographic process, the daguerreotype, in the 19th century.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The photographic technique was invented by Daguerre.
  • The museum has an exhibit on the work of Daguerre and his contemporaries.

Advanced Usage

• "Daguerre's process": Refers specifically to the technical method of creating daguerreotypes.
  • Early photographers struggled with the long exposure times required by Daguerre's process.
• "In the style of Daguerre": Describing a photograph or technique that emulates the characteristics of early daguerreotypes.
  • The modern artist creates digital images in the style of Daguerre, with a sharp, mirrored quality.

Variants and Related Words

• Daguerrean (adj): Pertaining to Daguerre or his photographic process.
  • The Daguerrean era marked the beginning of practical photography.
• Daguerreotype (n): The photograph produced by Daguerre's process, typically a unique image on a silvered copper plate.
  • The daguerreotype portrait is remarkably well-preserved.

Synonyms

• Inventor: A person who creates or designs something new.
• Pioneer: Someone who is among the first to explore or develop a new area of knowledge or activity.

Related Phrases

• "Daguerre and Niepce": Often mentioned together, referring to the partnership between Louis Daguerre and Nicéphore Niépce, another pioneer in photography.
  • The history of photography credits the foundational work of Daguerre and Niepce.

Related Idioms

(This term, as a proper noun, does not commonly feature in idiomatic expressions. Its primary use is historical and technical.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Daguerre
• Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre