Frederick Wilhelm von Egloffstein | |
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 Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Egloffstein as colonel of the 103rd New York Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1862 | |
| Born | May 18, 1824 |
| Died | February 18, 1885 (aged 60) |
Frederick Wilhelm von Egloffstein (18 May 1824 – 18 February 1885) was a German-born military man, explorer, mapmaker, landscape artist and engraver. He was the first person to employ ruled glass screens, together with photography, to produce engravings.[1]
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Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Frederick W. von Egloffstein". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
