Paul Emile Chappuis
Paul Émile Chappuis (1816–1887) was a photographer, an inventor and manufacturer of daylight reflectors. Paul Emile Chappuis was born in Paris 1816, Chappuis moved to London where he ran a photographic studio at 69 Fleet Street between 1859 and 1871. He also patented different types of light reflector, that would allow natural light into buildings that would otherwise require gaslights during daytime.
Paul Emile Chappuis
- Born
- 1816 · Paris.
- Died
- 1887
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- French
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Paul Émile Chappuis (1816–1887) was a photographer, an inventor and manufacturer of daylight reflectors. Paul Emile Chappuis was born in Paris 1816, Chappuis moved to London where he ran a photographic studio at 69 Fleet Street between 1859 and 1871. He also patented different types of light reflector, that would allow natural light into buildings that would otherwise require gaslights during daytime.
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Born at Paris in 1816, died in 1887.
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Paul Emile Chappuis was born in 1816.
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