Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

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A French artist and inventor who developed the first practical way to make photographs

proper noun

: Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre revolutionized photography with his invention of the daguerreotype.

Examples

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre invented the daguerreotype.
Many consider Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre the father of practical photography.
A museum exhibit showcased the achievements of Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre and his contemporaries.
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre was born in France in 1789.
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre revolutionized photography with his invention of the daguerreotype.
Many consider Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre the father of practical photography.
A museum exhibit showcased the achievements of Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre and his contemporaries.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Louis + Jacques + Mande + Daguerre

This item is a proper name consisting of personal names; the identity and biographical meaning (a French artist/inventor who developed the daguerreotype) cannot be derived from the literal meanings of the constituent names. Proper names function as arbitrary referents across languages, so knowing the individual name tokens does not allow a B1 learner to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre made one of the first practical ways to take and keep real pictures, called the 'daguerreotype'. He used a shiny metal plate that kept light like a frozen reflection, so people remember him as a father of 'photography'.