Talbot, William Henry Fox

Japanese: タルボット（英語表記）Talbot， William Henry Fox

Born: 11th February 1800, Lacock Abbey
Died September 17, 1877. Lacock Abbey. British scientist. Studied at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Became a Member of Parliament in 1833, but retired the following year. He had a deep interest in photography, and in 1838 invented a method of fixing images called the calotype (later named after him as the Talbottype), which he patented in 1841. His method made it possible to make any number of positives from a negative, making a major contribution to the development of photography. He also had an interest in archaeology, and is counted among the first decipherers of the cuneiform inscriptions excavated at Nineveh. His Pencil of Nature (1844-46) was the first book to use photographs as illustrations.

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[生]1800.2.11. ラコックアビー
[没]1877.9.17. ラコックアビー
イギリスの科学者。ハロー校，ケンブリッジ大学トリニティ・カレッジに学ぶ。 1833年国会議員となったが，翌年引退。写真に深い関心を示し，38年カロタイプ (のちに彼の名をとってタルボタイプ ) と呼ばれる映像定着法を発明し，41年特許を取った。彼の方法を用いると，いわゆるネガからポジを何枚でもつくることができ，写真の発展に大きく貢献した。また考古学にも関心を示し，ニネベ出土の楔形文字の初期の解読者の一人にも数えられている。彼の『自然の鉛筆』 Pencil of Nature (1844～46) は，挿絵に初めて写真を採用した書物である。

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