John Adamson blue plaque
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dr. John Adamson, 1809–1870 Lived here 1848-1865 He was a physician and pioneer photographer. In 1841 he took the first caloptype portrait. He also taught his brother Robert and Thomas Rodger the technique and art of photography. A town councillor, he was a tireless worker for public health, and the
hospital here is, in part, his memorial.
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