Kazimierz Prószyński

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.

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Apr 4, 1874

Deathday:

13 thg 3, 1945

Place of birth:

Warsaw, Poland