Auguste Lumière

Auguste Lumière (1862–1954) was a French inventor, engineer and biologist.

Also recorded as Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumiere; Auguste Lumiere.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière.

Born at Besançon in 1862, died at Lyon in 1954.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Employment is recorded with Société Lumière. Membership is recorded of Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon and Auguste and Louis Lumière.

Work by Auguste Lumière is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, J. Paul Getty Museum and CNC French Film Archives.

Distinctions recorded are Order of the Francisque, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Elliott Cresson Medal and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Auguste Lumière”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q4272245: Auguste Lumière

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