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PHOTOGRAPHER

Wilson Bentley

1865 - 1931

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Wilson Alwyn Bentley (February 9, 1865 – December 23, 1931), also known as Snowflake Bentley, was an American meteorologist and photographer, who was the first known person to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their features. He perfected a process of catching flakes on black velvet in such a way that their images could be captured before they either melted or sublimated, and elaborated the theory that no two snowflakes are alike. Kenneth G. Libbrecht notes that the techniques used by Bentley to photograph snowflakes are essentially the same as those used today, and that while the quality of his photographs reflects the technical limitations of the equipment of the era, "he did it so well that hardly anybody bothered to photograph snowflakes for almost 100 years". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilson Bentley has received more than 448,344 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Wilson Bentley is the 76th most popular photographer, the 4,898th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,397th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Wilson Bentley ranks 76 out of 105. Before him are Imogen Cunningham, Grete Stern, David Bailey, Heinrich Zille, Lothar Wolleh, and Lisette Model. After him are Abbas, Weegee, Willy Ronis, Spencer Tunick, Gertrude Käsebier, and Bob Guccione.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Wilson Bentley ranks 113. Before him are Eduard Vilde, Jehanne D'Alcy, Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky, Uchida Kōsai, Arie de Jong, and Jacques Mieses. After him are Albert Aurier, Pekka Halonen, Madison Grant, Robert Henri, Mahmud Tarzi, and Lily Braun. Among people deceased in 1931, Wilson Bentley ranks 85. Before him are Jacques Herbrand, Oskar Minkowski, Teresa Claramunt Creus, Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Lya De Putti, and Dmitri Egorov. After him are Alwin Berger, Alice Pike Barney, David Starr Jordan, Tommaso Tittoni, Cosmo Duff-Gordon, and Buddy Bolden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilson Bentley ranks 4,898 out of 18,182. Before him are Brian Greene (1963), Judge Reinhold (1957), Mary Beth Peil (1940), Taryn Power (1953), Barry Harris (1929), and Tom Hayden (1939). After him are Peter Jacobson (1965), Charles Yerkes (1837), Gina Torres (1969), Shelley Long (1949), E. B. White (1899), and Tyra Banks (1973).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, Wilson Bentley ranks 19. Before him are Ansel Adams (1902), Nan Goldin (1953), Berry Berenson (1948), William Klein (1928), Herb Ritts (1952), and Imogen Cunningham (1883). After him are Spencer Tunick (1967), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), Bob Guccione (1930), William Eggleston (1939), David Douglas Duncan (1916), and Garry Winogrand (1928).

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