Alexandre Michon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexandre Michon

French film director and cinematographer

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1858

Place of Birth: Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1921

Profession: photographer, cinematographer, film director

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alexander Mishon (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ?????; 5 July 1858, in Kharkiv – 5 July 1921, near Samara) was a Russian photographer and cinematographer.
Born to a French family in Kharkiv, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown.
He later settled in Baku (nowadays capital of Azerbaijan) and lived there for 25 years.
Here, in 1898, he shot his first films using a Lumière cinematograph.
Michon is widely regarded as the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema.