Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
Russian chemist and photographer
Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky was a Russian chemist and photographer. He is best known for his pioneering work in colour photography and his effort to document early 20th-century Russia. Wikipedia
Born: August 30, 1863, Kirzhachsky District, Russia
Died: September 27, 1944 (age 81 years), Paris, France
Known for: Early techniques for taking colour photographs