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Louis Lumière

Louis Jean Lumiere

French inventor (1864–1948).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Country of Citizenship

France

Occupation

Inventor
Engineer
Film Director
Photographer
Entrepreneur
Chemist
Cinematographer

Part Of

Auguste and Louis Lumière

Place of Birth

Besançon

Place of Death

Bandol

Father

Antoine Lumière

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

10/5/1864

Date of Death

6/6/1948
6/8/1948

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Given Name

Louis

Work Location

Paris

Described by Source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Люмьер Луи Жан
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q128404419

Award Received

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
(8/5/1939)
Point in Time
: 8/5/1939
National Inventors Hall of Fame
(2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
(2/8/1960)
Point in Time
: 2/8/1960
Elliott Cresson Medal
(1909)
Point in Time
: 1909
Great Gold Medal of the Société D'Encouragement Au Progrès
Knight of the Legion of Honour
(1900)
Point in Time
: 1900
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
(1935)
Point in Time
: 1935

Sibling

Auguste Lumière
Jeanne Koehler

Name in Native Language

Louis Lumière

Employer

Société Lumière

Member Of

French Academy of Sciences

Place of Burial

Grave of Winckler and Lumière Families
Location
:
Guillotière New Cemetery

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

French

Has Works in the Collection

Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofía
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
J. Paul Getty Museum
CNC French Film Archives

Related Category

Category:Films Directed by Louis Lumière
Unnamed
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Image of Grave

Family Name

Lumière

Child

Suzanne Lumière

Mother

Joséphine Costille
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