George Washington Wilson (7 February1823 - 9 March1893) was a pioneering Scottishphotographer. February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ...
After studying art in Edinburgh and Paris, Wilson returned to his native city of Aberdeen in 1849 and built his first camera. There he established himself as Scotland's premier portrait photographer, famously photographing Queen Victoria in 1855. He went on to pioneer techniques for photography outside of the studio and the mass production of photographic prints. By 1864 he claimed to have sold over half a million prints. At the time of his death in 1883 his business employed 40 staff and was the largest publisher of photographic prints in the world. Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain or The Granite City) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125, and the greatest part of the unitary council area named the City of Aberdeen, which is surrounded by, but not within, the Aberdeenshire council... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound recording, such as with video cameras. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
A large number of Wilson's photographic plates still exist today, largely due to the meticulous washing and chemical treatments he insisted on. Aberdeen Public Library is in possession of those donated by his son, Charles in 1958 and the University of Aberdeen cares for a second significant collection discovered in a private house in Aberdeen in 1970. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Aberdeen is one of the ancient universities of Scotland. ... 1970 (MCMLXX in Roman) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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The University of Aberdeen Photographic Archives[[Category:Scottish photographers|Wilson, George Washington
GeorgeWashington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the successful Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783, and later became the first President of the United States, an office to which he was elected unanimously twice, and remained in from 1789 to 1797.
GeorgeWashington was elected unanimously by the Electoral College in 1789, and remains the only person ever to be elected president unanimously (a feat which he duplicated in 1792).
Modern doctors believe that Washington died from either a streptococcal infection of the throat or, since he was bled as part of the treatment, a combination of shock from the loss of blood, asphyxia, and dehydration.
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