Pierre Angénieux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre Angénieux

French engineer and optician

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1907

Place of Birth: Saint-Héand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1998

Profession: engineer, industrialist, lens designer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Pierre Angénieux (French pronunciation: ?[pj??? ?~.?e.njø]) (14 July 1907 in Saint-Héand – 26 June 1998) was a French engineer and optician, one of the inventors of the modern zoom lenses, and famous for introducing the Angénieux retrofocus.