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David Octavius Hill
Scottish painter, photographer and arts activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Octavius Hill (20 May 1802 ā 17 May 1870)[1] was a Scottish painter, photographer and arts activist. He formed Hill & Adamson studio with the engineer and photographer Robert Adamson between 1843 and 1847 to pioneer many aspects of photography in Scotland.
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