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Benjamin Henry Day, Jr. (March 7, 1838〔Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge. ''(The history of the descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass )'', p. 974 (1874)〕 – August 30, 1916) was an illustrator and printer, best known for his invention of Ben-Day dots.〔(Necrology ), New York State Historical Society, Vol XVI (1917), p.283〕〔(31 August 1916). (Benjamin Day, Inventor ), ''The New York Times''〕 Day was the son of Benjamin Day, an American newspaper publisher best known for founding the ''New York Sun'', the first penny press newspaper in the United States, in 1833. He was born in New York City, did some studies in Paris, and after returning to the United States worked for ''Leslie's'', ''Harper's'' and similar publications.〔 He also contributed to ''Vanity Fair''. The Mark Twain book ''A Tramp Abroad'' contains more than 20 pictures by Day.〔 He married Maria Theresa Miller around 1859, who died in 1875,〔〔(Records of the descendants of Nathaniel Ely ), p. 388 (1885)〕 after having two sons (Benjamin H., b. April 11, 1860, d. October 17, 1905; and Charles Shepherd, b. 1866, d. January 26, 1900) .〔(History of Union County, New Jersey: 1664-1923, Volume 2 ), p. 686 (1923)〕 In 1878, Day was remarried to Rebecca Augusta Avery (b. June 27, 1844 - d. January 10, 1926), with whom he had two daughters (Florence and Helen).〔〔(12 January 1926). (Died ), ''The New York Times''〕 In 1908, he moved to Summit, New Jersey and built a large studio.〔(20 September 1916). (Deaths ), ''Bulletin of Photography'', p. 338〕 He died at his home in Summit on August 30, 1916, at the age of 78. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin Henry Day, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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