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Austrian photographer
Theodor Scheimpflug
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Austrian photographer
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Male
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria
Place of death
Mödling, Mödling District, Lower Austria, Austria
Age
45 years
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Biography
Theodor Scheimpflug (October 7, 1865 - August 22, 1911) was an Austrian army Captain who elaborated a systematic method and apparatus for correcting perspective distortion in aerial photographs, now known as the eponymous Scheimpflug principle. He disclaimed inventing it however, citing an English patent of the early French photographic engineer Jules Carpentier.
Life
- Born on October 7, 1865 in Vienna
- 1897 - Attended college in Vienna
- Began Photographic work in 1902
- Died on August 22, 1911 in Mödling
Work
- Best known for his elaboration of the Scheimpflug principle, which deals with the area of critical focus in a view camera, although he was not the first to describe this principle and never claimed this to be the case.
- He was also involved in aerial photography, and held several patents in that area.
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Notable Austrian Military officers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable Austrian Soldiers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable Austrian Officers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable Austrian Inventors
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Notable Austrian Geodesists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
Notable Austrian Photographers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1850 to 1899
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