▁early ▁cal ot ype ▁photograph er . ▁Some ▁documents ▁name ▁him ▁as ▁Thomas ▁Mel ville ▁R aven . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁studied ▁div inity ▁at ▁St ▁David ' s ▁College ▁in ▁L amp eter ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales ), ▁gradu ating ▁MA . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁he ▁was ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁cal ot ype ▁phot ography ▁and ▁exhib iting ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁Py ren ees , ▁P au ▁and ▁towns ▁in ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Phot ographic ▁Society , ▁the ▁more ▁formal ▁rival ▁to ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Phot ographic ▁Society . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁Phot ographic ▁Society . ▁▁ ▁He ▁lived ▁at ▁Wald ring field ▁Rect ory ▁in ▁Su ff olk ▁and ▁is ▁pres umed ▁vic ar ▁of ▁that ▁parish . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Sc rut on ▁in ▁York shire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁he ▁became ▁vic ar ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁village ▁of ▁Cra ke hall ▁also ▁having ▁past oral ▁duties ▁in ▁Lang th or ne . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Phot ographic ▁Society . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁his ▁propos er ▁being ▁Andrew ▁Cov entry . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁Family