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Alexandre Michon
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Alexandre Mikhailovich Mishon was a Russian photographer and cinematographer. Born to a French family in Kharkov, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown. He later settled in Baku and lived there for 25 years. Here, in 1898, he shot his first films using a Lumière cinematograph. Mishon is widely regarded as the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema.
Source: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) · Trust score: 85% · Updated 8d ago
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