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Émile Reynaud (1844–1918)

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His father was a watchmaker, his mother a schoolteacher. He was taught by his parents, and they believed he should learn whilst having fun. When his father died, him and mother both left Paris for Puy-en-Velay. He became a professor of physics and natural sciences, and taught from 1873 to 1877. During this time he invented the "praxinoscope" which is an instrument that creates optical illusions... See full bio »

Born:

Charles-Émile Reynaud
in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Died:

(age 73) in Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

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1896 Guillaume Tell (short)
 
1896 Le premier cigare (short)
 
1895 Autour d'une cabine (short)
 
1894 Rêve au coin du feu (short)
 
1892 Le clown et ses chiens (short)
 
1892 Pauvre Pierrot (short)
 
1892 Un bon bock (short)
 
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He passed away in a Hospice on the banks of the river Seine, Paris. See more »

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