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William Friese-Greene
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British photographer and inventor (1855–1921)
Film & TV
Bristol, England, UK
William Friese-Greene (born William Edward Green) was a British portrait photographer and prolific inventor. He is principally known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures. On 21 June 1889, Friese-Greene and civil engineer Mortimer Evans patented a 'chronophotographic' sequence camera, which takes its name from a description of the content. However, there is no record of a successful film…
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- film director
- Image
- Williamfriesegreen.jpg
- Number of children
- 7
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- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
- Commons category
- William Friese-Greene
- date of birth
- 1855-09-07
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 1921-05-05
- birth name
- William Edward Green
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
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