Paul Émile Chappuis (1816-1887) was a photographer, an inventor and manufacturer of daylight reflectors .
Born in Paris 1816, Chappuis moved to London where he ran a photographic studio at 69 Fleet Street between 1859 and 1871.
However his business recovered, and was reformed as a limited company in 1868.
He died at Brixton on 20 May 1887 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.
Chappuis' firm continued manufacturing reflectors in London until the factory was destroyed by bombing in 1943.