William Edward Friese-Greene

William Friese-Greene (born William Edward Green, 7 September 1855 – 5 May 1921)

• Born 7 September 1855
• Bristol, England
• Died 5 May 1921 (aged 65)
• Connaught Rooms, London, England
• Resting place Highgate Cemetery
• Residence Cliff Road, Dovercourt, Harwich (1897 to 1904)
• Nationality British
• Occupation Inventor, photographer
• Known for Motion pictures, printing, photography
• Home town Bristol
• Spouse(s) Helena Friese, Edith Harrison
• Children 7

English inventor and professional photographer - principally known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures. He created a series of cameras 1888–1891 shooting moving pictures in London. He went on to patent an early two-colour filming process in 1905. His inventions in the field of printing – including photo-typesetting and a method of printing without ink – brought him wealth, as did his chain of photographic studios. He spent everything he earned on inventing, going bankrupt three times and to jail once, before dying in poverty.

• Born on 7 September 1855, in Bristol.
• Studied at the Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school.
• 1871 apprenticed to the Bristol photographer Marcus Guttenberg, later successfully went to court to be freed early from the indentures of his seven-year apprenticeship.[
• Married the Swiss Helena Friese on 24 March 1874 - decided to add her maiden name to his surname.
• 1877 set up his own studio in Bath, and by 1881 had expanded his business with more studios in Bath, Bristol and Plymouth.

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