Auguste Lumière
AKA: Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas LumièreBirthday: 1862-10-19
Died: 1954-04-10
Birthplace: Besançon, Doubs, France
Auguste Lumière (1862–1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist. In 1894 and 1895, he and his brother Louis invented an animated photographic camera and projection device, the cinematograph, which met with worldwide success.