William Friese-Greene, English photographer, director, and cinematographer (died 1921)

William Friese-Greene

British photographer and inventor (1855–1921)

William Friese-Greene was a prolific English inventor and professional photographer. He was known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures, having devised a series of cameras between 1888–1891 and shot moving pictures with them in London. He went on to patent an early…