Dec.6,2010
Advisor to Queen Victoria, and keen inventor who developed one of the very first cameras in the early 19th century. Though revolutionary, the exposure time on his ‘Cardinal-cam’ was so slow that subjects were forced to sit absolutely still for as long as 3 days in order to capture an image on the primitive photographic plate. Hubert was eventually executed by the Royal Court for treason after making no attempts to stop a robbery that saw the entire crown jewel collection and estate of the monarchy being stolen right in front of his eyes, the heist having unfortunately occurred during his attempt to take a self-portrait.