Wilson Bentley
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 93 years ago |
Date of birth | February 9,1865 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Jericho |
Vermont | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 23,1931 |
Died | Jericho |
Vermont | |
United States | |
Known for | Snow crystals' photography |
Pioneering the study of atmospheric ice crystal formation and snowflake photography | |
Parents | Fanny Eliza Colton |
Thomas Edwin Bentley | |
Job | Photographer |
Meteorologist | |
Books | Snow Crystals |
Snowflakes in Photographs | |
Bentley's Snowflakes | |
Siblings | Charles F Bentley |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 635812 |
Wilson Bentley Life story
Wilson Alwyn Bentley, 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.