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William Friese-Greene

1855 - 1921

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William Friese-Greene (born William Edward Green, 7 September 1855 – 5 May 1921) 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 two-colour filming process in 1905. Wealth came with inventions in printing, including phototypesetting and a method of printing without ink, and from a chain of photographic studios. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Friese-Greene is the 387th most popular inventor (down from 366th in 2019), the 4,962nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,232nd in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, William Friese-Greene ranks 387 out of 426. Before her are Isaac Pitman, Barnes Wallis, Johan Vaaler, George Stibitz, George Beauchamp, and Robin Li. After her are Oliver Evans, Gary Fisher, Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, Bette Nesmith Graham, and Elmer Ambrose Sperry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, William Friese-Greene ranks 102. Before her are Marie Stritt, Swarnakumari Devi, Ludwig Ganghofer, Lidiya Tseraskaya, Edward Angle, and Edward William Nelson. After her are John McKenna, Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Wing Pinero, and Sarah E. Goode. Among people deceased in 1921, William Friese-Greene ranks 129. Before her are Władysław Żeleński, Isak Saba, C. I. Scofield, Justiniano Borgoño, Philander C. Knox, and Abbott Handerson Thayer. After her are Henry Hyndman, Charles B. Cory, Raymond Thorne, Con Leahy, John Burroughs, and James Mitchel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Friese-Greene ranks 4,963 out of 8,785. Before her are Scott Carson (1985), John McNally (1932), Boz Burrell (1946), Thomas Picton (1758), Wallace Ford (1898), and Skin (1967). After her are Phil Foden (2000), Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868), Andy Mackay (1946), Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893), Augustus John (1878), and Chris Menges (1940).

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Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom

Among inventors born in United Kingdom, William Friese-Greene ranks 64. Before her are Thomas Wedgwood (1771), Joseph Bramah (1748), John Milne (1850), Wordsworth Donisthorpe (1847), Isaac Pitman (1813), and Barnes Wallis (1887). After her are John Whitehurst (1713), Roger C. Field (1945), Lawrence Hargrave (1850), and Frank Hornby (1863).

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