John Locke (February 19, 1792 – July 10, 1856) was an American naturalist, professor, photographer, and publisher. [1] He was the first American to exhibit photographs to the public. [2] Locke made a geological survey of Ohio in 1838 [1] some of which was included in Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis' Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848). [3] He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1844. [4]
John Locke (February 19, 1792 – July 10, 1856) was an American naturalist, professor, photographer, and publisher. [1] He was the first American to exhibit photographs to the public. [2] Locke made a geological survey of Ohio in 1838 [1] some of which was included in Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis' Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848). [3] He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1844. [4]