Kazimierz Prószyński

Known for

Directing

Born

Apr 4, 1874

Died

Mar 13, 1945

From

Warsaw, Poland

Kazimierz Prószyński (4 April 1875 – 13 March 1945), born in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph (in Polish spelling: Pleograf), 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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Cabman's Adventure

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The Coronation of King George V

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Children Playing in the Garden

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Skating-rink in the Royal Baths

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Franciscan Street

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Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument

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Ujazdów Avenue

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The Return of a Merry Fellow

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Return of the Reveller

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