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]
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