Kazimierz Prószyński

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1875 – 1945

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Who was Kazimierz Prószyński?

Kazimierz Prószyński, born in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph, before the Lumière brothers, and later went on to improve the cinema projector for the Gaumont company, as well as invent the widely used hand-held Aeroscope camera.

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Born
Apr 4, 1875
Warsaw
Also known as
  • Kazimierz Proszynski
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Died
Mar 13, 1945
Mauthausen Concentration Camp

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on July 23, 2013

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