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Auguste Lumière

Production • Born 1862

Auguste Lumière

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About

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.

Known for

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat posterThe Arrival of a Train at La CiotatMovie • 1896Cordeliers Square posterCordeliers SquareMovie • 1895Demolition of a Wall posterDemolition of a WallMovie • 1896La Canebière posterLa CanebièreMovie • 1896Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory posterWorkers Leaving the Lumière FactoryMovie • 1895Farrier posterFarrierMovie • 1896Entrance to the Cinematograph (London) posterEntrance to the Cinematograph (London)Movie • 1896Baby's Meal posterBaby's MealMovie • 1895Drawing Out the Coke posterDrawing Out the CokeMovie • 1896Disembarkment posterDisembarkmentMovie • 1897Women Fighting posterWomen FightingMovie • 1896Blacksmiths posterBlacksmithsMovie • 1895Boat Leaving the Port posterBoat Leaving the PortMovie • 1895Childish Quarrel posterChildish QuarrelMovie • 1896Champs-Élysées (Carriages) posterChamps-Élysées (Carriages)Movie • 1896Le goûter des bébés posterLe goûter des bébésMovie • 1897Children Playing Marbles posterChildren Playing MarblesMovie • 1896Swings posterSwingsMovie • 1896Ostriches posterOstrichesMovie • 1896The Card Game posterThe Card GameMovie • 1896August-Brücke posterAugust-BrückeMovie • 1896The Little Girl and Her Cat posterThe Little Girl and Her CatMovie • 1899Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche posterLyon: Débarquement d'une moucheMovie • 1896The Sprinkler Sprinkled posterThe Sprinkler SprinkledMovie • 1895