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Léon Gaumont

French businessman (1864-1946) · France · On the map · Founders · Died at 82

Léon Ernest Gaumont was a French inventor, engineer, and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion picture industry. He founded the world's oldest operating film studio, Gaumont, and worked in partnership with Solax Studios.

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Officer of the Legion of Honour1923
Officier d'académie1900
Royal Order of Cambodia

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Country
France
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1946 · aged 82

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