Daniel DeWitt Tompkins Davie

Daniel DeWitt Tompkins Davie (1816 – February 12, 1877), also known as D. D. T. Davie, was an American 19th-century photographer known as a pioneer of the daguerreotype in America and an innovator of photographic equipment and techniques. He was a key player in the controversy over Levi Hill's claim to have invented a process for producing color daguerreotypes.

Personal life Daniel DeWitt Tompkins Davie was born about 1820 in Otsego County, New York, to Christina Scism/Sissem Davie and Samuel Davie. His childhood was spent in Bolivar, New York as his parents moved there 23 Mar 1823 and were among the earliest settlers in this area. Little is known of his life before his marriage in 1839 to Azubah Burdick. The couple had four daughters and a son named after his father. His remains were brought to Bolivar, New York for interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery next to his parents.