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- John Adamson
- St Andrews 1842
- 1842
- PGP HA 546
- Scottish Art
- John Adamson
- Robert Adamson, 1821 - 1848. Calotypist
- about 1843
- PGP HA 13
- Scottish Art
- John Adamson
- John Adamson's Dog, Blanche (with Dr. Oswald Home Bell, 1835 - 1875, in the background)
- about 1855
- PGP 178.26
- Scottish Art
- John Adamson
- Professor James Syme, 1799-1870. Surgeon
- about 1855
- PGP 49.3
- Scottish Art
John Adamson (Scottish, 1809 - 1870)
John Adamson was one of the pioneering photographic chemists in Scotland. He was born in Burnside, Fife, and studied medicine in St Andrews and Edinburgh. While developing his practice, he taught Chemistry and Natural Science at Madras College school (1837-40) and became interested in photography. He took the first successful calotype photograph in Scotland. From 1838-70 he was the curator of the St Andrews Literary and Philosophical Society's Museum, where he and his brother Robert used photography to document the museum's acquisitions. He took up photography again after his brother's death in 1848 and taught Thomas Rodger.
