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Léon Gaumont

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French businessman (1864-1946)

FranceScientistsLived 1864 to 1946 · aged 82
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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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1930's Gaumont Kalee film Projector, Cinema Museum London1930's Gaumont Kalee film Projector, Cinema Museum London

Awards 3

1923Officer of the Legion of Honour
1900officier d'académie
Royal Order of Cambodia

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About this person

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1946 · aged 82
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18 languages

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