Kazimierz Prószyński

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1874-04-04

Deathday 1945-03-13 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Warsaw, Poland

Kazimierz Prószyński

Biography

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.

Known For

Camera

1911
The Coronation of King George V

as Director of Photography

1902
Cabman's Adventure

as Director of Photography

1902
The Return of a Merry Fellow

as Director of Photography

1896
Ujazdów Avenue

as Director of Photography

1895
Franciscan Street

as Director of Photography

1894
Children Playing in the Garden

as Director of Photography

1894
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths

as Director of Photography