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Émile Reynaud (December 8, 1844 – January 9, 1918) was a French science teacher, responsible for the first animation films.
He created the praxinoscope in 1877 and Théâtre optique in 1889, and projected the first animated film, the October 28 1892 at Musée Grévin, in Paris, France.
External links
- Émile Reynaud biography (http://www.lips.org/bio_Reynaud_GB.asp)
- another bio (http://www.acmi.net.au/AIC/REYNAUD_BIO.html)
Books
Émile Reynaud et l'image s'anima from Dominique Auzel, DREAMLAND éditeur, ISBN 2-910027-37-6, Émile Reynaud biography (french).