Pierre-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
French photographer
Died when: 67 years 123 days (808 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Pierre-Gustave-Gaspard Joly de Lotbinière (February 5, 1798 - June 8, 1865) was a French businessman and amateur daguerreotypist, born citizen of the Republic of Geneva, and married to a Canadian seigneuress.
Famous for being the first to photograph the Acropolis of Athens and some ancient Egyptian monuments, he is also the father of Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, premier of Quebec from 1878 to 1879.
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