Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Louis Le Prince across 3 places, from 1841 to 1890.
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Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (28 August 1841 – disappeared 16 September 1890; declared dead 16 September 1897) was a French artist and the inventor of an early motion-picture camera, and director of Roundhay Garden Scene.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Leedsattested“Le Prince moved to Leeds, England in 1866, after being invited to join John Whitley, a friend introduced by a former university lecturer, in Whitley Partners of Hunslet, a firm of brass founders making valves and components.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
May 1887month
Leedsattested“After his return to Leeds in May 1887, Le Prince built a single-lens camera in mid-late 1888.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
September 1890month
United Statesattested“In September 1890, Le Prince was preparing for a trip to the United States, supposedly to publicly premiere his work and join his wife and children.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
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1881year
United Statesmentioned“In 1881, Le Prince went to the United States as an agent for Lincrusta Walton, staying in the country along with his family once his contract had ended.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
1889year
New York (state)mentioned“In 1889, he took French-American dual citizenship in order to establish himself with his family in New York City and to follow up his research.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
1889year
New York Citymentioned“In 1889, he took French-American dual citizenship in order to establish himself with his family in New York City and to follow up his research.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
1890year
Parismentioned“A photograph of a drowned man pulled from the Seine in 1890, strongly resembling Le Prince, was discovered in 2003 during research in the Paris police archives.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
1890year
Seinementioned“A photograph of a drowned man pulled from the Seine in 1890, strongly resembling Le Prince, was discovered in 2003 during research in the Paris police archives.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
September 1890month
Morris–Jumel Mansionmentioned“However, he was never able to perform his planned public exhibition at the Morris–Jumel Mansion in Manhattan, in September 1890, due to his disappearance.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
September 1890month
Manhattanmentioned“However, he was never able to perform his planned public exhibition at the Morris–Jumel Mansion in Manhattan, in September 1890, due to his disappearance.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
April 1894month
Parismentioned“For the April 1894 commercial exploitation of his personal kinetoscope parlor, Thomas Edison is credited in the US as the inventor of cinema, while in France, the Lumière Brothers are hailed as inventors of the Cinématographe device and…”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
April 1894month
Francementioned“For the April 1894 commercial exploitation of his personal kinetoscope parlor, Thomas Edison is credited in the US as the inventor of cinema, while in France, the Lumière Brothers are hailed as inventors of the Cinématographe device and…”source: Wikipedia: Louis Le Prince
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