Historedia
Person

Nicéphore Niépce

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1807–1827

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Nicéphore Niépce, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Niépce's Pyréolophore demonstrated on the Saône

    1807

    Role: Inventor

    1. 1807 · River SaôneBoat Demonstration on the Saône

      The Niépce brothers powered a boat upstream on the Saône to prove the Pyréolophore's utility for patent approval.

    2. 20 July 1807 · ParisPatent Grant by Napoleon

      Napoleon Bonaparte signed a patent for the Pyréolophore on 20 July 1807 following the boat demonstration.

  2. Niépce makes View from the Window at Le Gras

    1827

    Role: Inventor

    1. June 4 to July 18, 1827 · Estate of Le GrasCreation of View from the Window at Le Gras

      Niépce created the oldest surviving photograph using heliography, depicting his estate at Saint-Loup-de-Varennes as seen from a high window.

Sources

  1. Pyréolophore Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
  2. Nicéphore Niépce Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  3. View from the Window at Le Gras Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-17