Langenheim, William, 1807-1874

LC control no.	n 93008354
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Langenheim, William, 1807-1874 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Langenheim, Wilhelm, 1807-1874 Langenheim, Ernst Wilhelm, 1807-1874 Langenheim, Wm. (William), 1807-1874
See also	Partner: Langenheim, Frederick, 1809-1879 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Colleague: Beckers, Alexander *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Assistant to: Voigtländer, Friedrich, Ritter von, 1812-1878 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Founded corporate body of person: W. & F. Langenheim *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Chief executive of: W. & F. Langenheim *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Officer of: Langenheim, Loyd & Co. *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Voigtländer & Sohn *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Other standard no.	500115208 Q39790452 9050622 0000000067036439
Associated country	United States Westphalia (Kingdom)
Associated place	Göttingen (Germany)
Located	Philadelphia (Pa.) Texas Braunschweig (Germany)
Birth date	1807-02-23
Death date	1874-05-04
Place of birth	Braunschweig (Germany)
Place of death	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Field of activity	Photography Daguerreotype Stereoscope Inventions Voigtlander camera Journalism--Editing
Affiliation	W. & F. Langenheim
Profession or occupation	Photographers Daguerreotypists Businesspeople Inventors Newspaper editors Soldiers
Found in	NUCMC data from Oberlin College Archives for Lawson, E.N. Papers, 1968-1992 (William Langenheim; daguerreotypes) Witken, L.D. Photo collector's guide, 1979 (Langenheim, William, 1807-1874; b. Germany; with brother, Frederick, opened daguerreotype studio in Phila., Pa.; 1st to daugerreotype Niagara Falls; in 1849 into. hyalotypes) Getty ULAN, 29 September 2023 (access point: Langenheim, William (American and German photographer, 1807-1874); ID: 500115208; names: Langenheim, William (preferred), Langenheim, Ernst Wilhelm Friedreich [i.e., Friedrich], Langenheim, William Paul; nationalities: American (preferred), German; roles: artist, photographer, daguerrotypist; born: Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany; died: Philadelphia, Pensylvania, United States; note: born 23 February 1807; died 4 May 1874; emigrated to United States from Germany 1834; in 1840, the Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, opened daguerreotype studio called "W. & F. Langenheim" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; they produced the first daguerreotypes of Niagara Falls, New York, 1845; in 1849, they adopted the negative on glass process invented by Niépce de Saint-Victor, which produced lantern slides, renamed it "hyalotype"; 1850, among first photographers to introduce stereoscopy to US; first American producers and retailers of stereocards; related corporate body: partner in Langenheim, W. & F., 1840-1874; related person: sibling of Langenheim, Frederick (American photographer, 1807-1874)) <http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500115208> Wikipedia, die freie Enzyklopädie, 28 October 2023: Wilhelm Langenheim (Wilhelm Langenheim; Ernst Wilhelm Langenheim (23 February 1807 in Braunschweig-4 May 1874 in Philadelphia); German photographer; law studies in Göttingen; began practicing law in Braunschweig; 1834, emigrated to America, landed in Baltimore; from New York, went to south Texas; in 1835, joined Texas troops in Texan War of Independence against Mexico; 1837, in Second Seminole War, in second dragoon regiment as assistant to quartermaster; came to Philadelphia May 1840, joined brother Friedrich; July 1841-November 1842, contributing editor of weekly German-language Philadelphia newspaper Die Alte und Neue Welt, the organ of Deutschen Ansiedlungsgesellschaft Philadelphia; 1843, in Philadelphia Merchants' Exchange Building, Friedrich and Wilhelm Langenheim opened their daguerrotype studio under the name "W. & F. Langenheim"; Wilhelm was responsible for administrative matters; 1843, Alexander Beckers joined the studio, but he left it spring 1844; in May 1845, in New York (201 Broadway), Beckers opened the agency "Langenheim & Beckers" with Friedrich Langenheim as dealer for Voigtländer cameras and lenses, which existed until 1848; 1848, the Langenheims began development of slides that could be projected with magic lantern, with great commercial success; at Great Exhibition of 1851, London, they introduced their patent; 1851, began collaboration with psychiatrist Thomas S. Kirkbride (1809-1883) in his clinic; since 1844, Kirkbride had used magic lantern presentations as part of his therapeutic efforts; introduction of Langenheims' lantern slides was epoch-making, marked the first public projection of photographs outside of a studio; 26 May 1854, they made probably the first photographs (daguerrotypes) of a solar eclipse in America; Alexander Beckers had a photograph viewer patented in 1859; along with this, they simultaneously developed stereophotographs, which were sold successfully; on reproduction of sign: W. & F. Langenheim's Talbotype and Daguerrotype Establishment, Exchange 3rd story, rooms 25-27, Philadelphia) <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Langenheim> Wikidata, 26 October 2023 (William Langenheim (Q39790452); description: German-American photographer; also known as: Ernst Wilhelm Langenheim, Ernst Wilhelm Friedreich [i.e., Friedrich] Langenheim, William Paul Langenheim; part of: Frederick and William Langenheim; date of birth: 23 February 1807; place of birth: Brunswick; date of death: 2 May 1874; place of death: Philadelphia; date of burial or cremation: 6 May 1874; place of burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery; occupation: jurist, photographer) <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39790452> Wikipedia, die freie Enzyklopädie, 29 September 2023: Frederick Langenheim (Frederick Langenheim; born 5 May 1809 as Friedrich Langenheim in Schöningen, Königreich Westphalen; died 10 January 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; German-American photographer, pioneer in photo technology; son of Friedrich Wilhelm Langenheim (1779-1849); elder brother Wilhelm emigrated 1834 to US; in 1840, both brothers met in Philadelphia; about 1842, they opened photography studio in Philadelphia; with Voigtländer daguerrotype camera fitted with Petzval portrait lens, established selves as successful portrait photographers; anglicized names as William and Frederick; William more involved with management, Frederick with practical activities; relationship with Firma Voigtländer through 1845 marriage of their sister Nanny verwitwete Zincken (1813-1902) with Peter Wilhelm Friedrich Voigtländer; portraits of people including US president John Tyler; 1845, series of 5 panoramic photos of Niagara Falls; 1848-1850, they developed technique with glass slides, hyalotypy, presented at Great Exhibition of 1851 in Crystal Palace, London; they also invented a stereopticon for stereoscopic projection of slides; in 1860s, they produced steroscopes and photo projection devices; soon after William died in 1874, Frederick sold the business) <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Langenheim> Tradition (Baden-Baden, Germany), August 1962: Erdmann, Ilse. Vom Mechanicus Johann Christoph Voigtländer in Wien zur Voigtländer AG in Braunschweig. II. Teil, page 161 (Peter Wilhelm Friedrich Voigtländer, head of family firm Voigtländer und Sohn) page 164 ("Petzval portrait lens" in a manageable brass camera, the world's first metal camera, for sale from January 1841) page 165 (camera sold in Europe and North America; in 1845, Voigtländer married Nanny Langenheim, widow of Zincke-Sommer, from Braunschweig; Nanny's brothers, daguerrotypists in Philadelphia since 1840, became agents of Voigtländer & Sohn in USA) George Eastman House database, Oct. 11, 2002 (Langenheim, Loyd & Co.; alt.: Langenheim & Loyd; American publisher of stereo views; act. 1859-1860; Wm. Langenheim financial agent, A. Watson chief photographer; operated 2 yrs. from Langenheim studio, 722 Chestnut St., Phila.; Watson bought company 1864 and moved it to N.Y.)
Associated language	eng