==Biografia==John William Draper nacque a St. Helens, nella contea di Merseyside (Inghilterra) il 5 maggio 1811 da John Cristopher e Sarah Draper. ###>==Early life==John William Draper was born May 5, 1811 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England to John Christopher Draper, a Wesleyan clergyman and Sarah (Ripley) Draper.