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Birthday
*** ,1865
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Death day
December 23, 1931 (66 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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Celebrities born on February 9
Born in 1865
Aquarius named Wilson
Photographers from Vermont
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First name Wilson
Wilson Bentley
Wilson Alwyn Bentley, also known as Snowflake Bentley, was an American meteorologist and photographer who was the first known to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their characteristics. He perfected a process of capturing pieces on black velvet so that an image of them could be captured before they melted or sublimated. Kenneth G. Libbrecht notes that the techniques Bentley uses to capture snowflakes are essentially the same as those used today, and although his image quality reflects the technical limitations of the equipment. At that time, but he did it so well that few people could. has been interested in photographing snowflakes for almost 100 years ”. Bentley's largest photo collection is organized by the Jericho Historical Society in his hometown, Jericho, Vermont. Bentley donates the original collection of optical cameras on snow crystals to the Buffalo Science Museum.
BornWilson Alwyn Bentley, February 9, 1865, Jericho, Vermont, United States
DiedDecember 23, 1931, Jericho, Vermont, United States
NationalityAmerican
Known forPioneering the study of atmospheric ice crystal formation and snowflake photography

About Wilson Bentley

Photographer Wilson Bentley was born in Vermont, United States on February 9, 1865. He dies at the age of 66, on December 23, 1931.

American photographer who was one of the first to capture snowflakes and is most known for photographing them on black velvet right before they melted.

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Wilson Bentley before becoming famous

Wilson Bentley was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1865 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began drawing snowflakes with an antique microscope on his family's farm when he was 15 years old.

Achievement of Wilson Bentley

Tilly and the Wall's song Black and Blue from 2006 makes a reference to him.

Wilson Bentley's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew up in Jericho, Vermont, with his family.

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In the 2006 film Snow Cake, starring Movie Actor Alan Rickman, he is mentioned.

Alan Rickman (1946 - 2016) (Movie Actor)
Alan Rickman (1946 - 2016)

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Wilson Bentley Income & Net worth

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