Francois Arago

Francois Arago was born February 26, 1786 in France. He had little to do with photography except that he was friends with Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. He was the head of the Paris Academy of Fine Arts and Science. He helped Daguerre present his invention to the Academy before anyone else could steal the spot light. He tricked Hippolyte Bayard into "improving" on his invention before going public. He secretly did this so that Daguerre could take all the credit.



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