 
            
        Auguste Lumière
                
                     1862-10-19
                    
                    - 1954-04-10
                    
                
                
                
                     Besançon, Doubs, France
                
                
            
            
            
            
            Biography
Auguste Lumière (1862–1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist. In 1894 and 1895, he and his brother Louis invented an animated photographic camera and projection device, the cinematograph, which met with worldwide success.

 
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                        