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This blue commemorative plaque records: Robert Hunt 1807-1887 chemist, writer and early photographer Recorded plaque organisation: Falmouth Civic Society, University of Exeter.
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Robert Hunt was a prominent Victorian-era chemist known for his contributions to photography and his scientific writings, significantly influencing the development of photographic processes in the mid-19th century.
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