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Brothers who were instrumental in the development of photgraphy, the younger, Robert, working closely with artist David Octavius Hill.
![](gthumbs/t00135-10079-006768.jpg) Robert Adamson, 1821-1848, photographer - Robert Adamson, chemist & pioneer photographer Best known for his pioneering photographic work with David Octavius Hill and producing some 2500 calotypes, mostly portraits, within 5 years after being hired by Hill in 1843, before his life was cut short.
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![](gthumbs/t00136-10094-006071.jpg) John Adamson, 18809-1870, pioneer photographer, physicist, lecturer and museum curator.
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