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Carl Akeley 1864 - 1926
Taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor and nature photographer. He worked as a taxidermist for various american museums. In order to improve his nature photography he developed the motion picture camera and invented the Akeley 35mm cine camera.