Frederick Scott Archer

This article is about the nineteenth century inventor of the photographic collodion process. For other people with similar names, see Fred Archer (disambiguation).
Frederick Scott Archer
Frederick Scott Archer – by Robert Cade, c. 1855
Born(1814-08-30)30 August 1814
Hertford
Died1 May 1857(1857-05-01) (aged 42)
London
Resting placeKensal Green Cemetery
Occupationssculptor; photographer
Known forCollodion process

Frederick Scott Archer (30 August 1814 – 1 May 1857) was an English chemist, photographer, inventor and sculptor who is best known for having invented the photographic collodion process which preceded the dry gelatin emulsion used on plates and films. He was born in Hertford, within the county of Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and is remembered mainly for this single achievement which greatly increased the accessibility of photography for the general public.

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