Jean-Baptiste Dumas (1800 - 1884)
Other form of the name
Dumas , Jean-Baptiste André (état civil)
Birth
1800, Alès, Gard (30), France
Death
1884, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes (06), France
Nationality
France
Sesso
Genre
Homme
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Documentary resources
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Orsay Museum, documentation department
Sezione :
photographie; documentation personnalités
Practical information
Library
Works around Jean-Baptiste Dumas in the CCBMN catalogue are at the library.
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Chimiste, pharmacien et homme politique français, ami de Daguerre, "il semble que ses conseils dans le développement du daguerréotype aient joué un rôle essentiel lors de sa mise au point" (Durand, 2015, p. 378). Voir aussi : De l’image fixe à l’image animée, 1820-1910 : actes des notaires de Paris pour servir à l’histoire des photographes et de la photographie, Durand, 2015 vol. 1