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Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer and cinematographer (died 1904)

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Born
April 9, 1830
Died
May 8, 1904
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1830

About Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name "Eadweard" as the original Anglo-Saxon form of "Edward", and the surname "Muybridge", believing it to be similarly archaic. After an 1882 trip to England, he changed the spelling of his first name to "Eadweard", the Old English form of his name. Eadweard Muybridge ( ED-wərd MY-brij; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection.

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Eadweard Muybridge timeline

  1. Eadweard Muybridge ( ED-wərd MY-brij; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection.
  2. After an 1882 trip to England, he changed the spelling of his first name to "Eadweard", the Old English form of his name.

The world when Eadweard Muybridge was born

Eadweard Muybridge was born in 1830. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineIndian Removal Act signed by Jackson
  • Technology milestoneFirst passenger railroad opens in US (B&O)
  • World population~1.1B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
  • U.S. population12.9M

1830 versus 2026

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Measure18302026
Population12.9M341 million

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