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Birth Name: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Born: 28 August 1841 Died: 16 September 1890
Country of origin: 
France
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Sarah Elizabeth Le Prince-Whitley
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Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (28 August 1841 – disappeared 16 September 1890, declared dead 16 September 1897) was a French artist and the inventor of an early motion-picture camera, and director of Roundhay Garden Scene.
He was possibly the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence using a single lens camera and a strip of (paper) film. He has been credited as the "Father of Cinematography", but his work did not influence the commercial development of cinema—owing largely to the events surrounding his 1890 disappearance.
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