Timeline

1856

Born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba

1869

Moved to England

1879

Studied medicine at King's College Hospital, London

1883

Received a BA from Cambridge University

Became a member of the Photographic Society of Great Britain

1885

Received a Bachelor of Medicine degree from Cambridge University

1886

Left the medical field to pursue writing and photography

1895

Awarded the Royal Photographic Society's prestigious Progress Medal

1936

Died in Falmouth, Great Britain

1979

Was inducted into the Photography Hall of Fame