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Kazimierz Proszynski

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Kazimierz Proszynski

Birth
Warsaw, Miasto Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland
Death
13 Mar 1945 (aged 69)
Mauthausen, Perg Bezirk, Upper Austria, Austria
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Mauthausen, Perg Bezirk, Upper Austria, Austria Add to Map
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Polish Inventor. In 1894, Proszynski built one of the first cinema cameras in the world. This pleograph, or apparatus for taking photographs and projecting pictures, was built before the Lumiere Brothers lodged their patent. Proszynski also made the first pocket film-camera and devised a method of synchronizing sound and film tracks. He died in the German concentration camp of Mauthausen in 1945.
Polish Inventor. In 1894, Proszynski built one of the first cinema cameras in the world. This pleograph, or apparatus for taking photographs and projecting pictures, was built before the Lumiere Brothers lodged their patent. Proszynski also made the first pocket film-camera and devised a method of synchronizing sound and film tracks. He died in the German concentration camp of Mauthausen in 1945.

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  • Originally Created by: Kasia
  • Added: Sep 10, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11723833/kazimierz-proszynski: accessed ), memorial page for Kazimierz Proszynski (4 Apr 1875–13 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11723833, citing Mauthausen KZ, Mauthausen, Perg Bezirk, Upper Austria, Austria; Maintained by Find a Grave.