John William Draper

John William Draper was born May 5, 1811 in England. He was one of four children and the only boy. His family moved around a lot. Draper was home schooled until 1822; he then attended Woodhouse Grove School. Then just four years later, he returned to home schooling then went on to further his education in 1829 at University College England. Draper married in 1831, they same year his father died. Then, Draper urged his mother to move to Virginia with him and his family in 1832 so that Draper could acquire a teaching job. He arrived too late to get the job, but instead set up his own laboratory and entered into medical school in Pnnsylvania. His sister financed his education. He later becme founder of the New York University Medical School. In 1839, he did important research in photochemistry. He made important improvements to the process used by Daguerre. Draper also took the first photograph of the moon. He died in 1882.

John William Draper
The moon

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