Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Prussian |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | First photograph of a solar eclipse |
Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski was a Prussian photographer who is notable for taking the first known photograph of a solar eclipse and its Stellar corona. The pioneering image was captured during the total solar eclipse on July 28, 1851, at the Royal Observatory in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia).