- First name
- Johann Christoph
- Last name
- Sturm
- Date of Birth
- 1635
- Date of Death
- 1703
- Born in
- Hilpoltstein
- Died in
- Altdorf
Johann Christoph Sturm studied mathematics, physics and theology in Jena (1656–62) and Leiden. He was professor of mathematics and philosophy in Altdorf (1669). Sturm enjoys a reputation in optics for the introduction (1676) of the first reflex camera. That contraption could produce an image on an oiled paper that was stretched across the opening in the top of the camera. See: ADB; DSB, vol. 4, p. 166; Gaab, 2004.