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Robert W. Paul

British cinema pioneer (1869–1943)
Person human Q2719798

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 3, 1869
Date of death
March 28, 1943
Place of birth
Highbury
Place of death
Putney
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
engineer, inventor, film director, film producer, cinematographer, scientist, actor[5][6][7][8][9][11]
Field of work
film, discoveries and inventions[12][13]
Award received
Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[14]
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Paul
Given name
Robert, William
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert William Paul en Robert W. Paul en R. W. Paul cs Robert Paul cs R. W.(Robert William) Paul cs Robert William Paul cs R. W. Paul fa رابرت ویلیام پل fi R. W. Paul fr Robert William Paul he רוברט ו. פול hu Robert William Paul it Robert W. Paul it William Paul ja ロバート・W・ポール ru Robert Paul ru Robert W. Paul ru Вильям Пол ru Пол, Роберт Уильям ru Поль Уильям
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
000000008125810X
VIAF cluster ID
47051215
Library of Congress authority ID
no2019108814
GND ID
135597668
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Robert William Paul.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p218212
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15063799n
Danish National Filmography person ID
271325
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Robert-W-Paul
Freebase ID
/m/097hr8
George Eastman Museum people ID
135295
Grace's Guide ID
Robert_W._Paul_(1869-1943)
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IMDb ID
nm0666972
IdRef ID
160142792
Kinobox person ID
895454
Kinopoisk person ID
993931
MYmovies person ID
140779
NL CR AUT ID
xx0181156
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987009674485605171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
192863835
Obálky knih ID
xx0181156
Open Plaques subject ID
5930
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
50386
Related category
Category:Films directed by Robert W. Paul
TMDB person ID
1084250
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/443b9998-22a8-4a52-8ff7-d195147819fd
ČSFD person ID
32234

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🔗 Connections
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Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, Rough Sea at Dover, Opening of the Kiel Canal, The Magic Sword, A Railway Collision, The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, Footpads, Robbery +19 more
Films directed 15
Rough Sea at Dover, Footpads, Robbery, A Chess Dispute, A Switchback Railway, Blackfriars Bridge, Come Along, Do!, Comic Costume Race +7 more
Occupation 7
actor, scientist, engineer, film director, film producer, inventor, cinematographer
Given name 2
Robert, William
Award received 1
Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize
Compositions 1
Rough Sea at Dover
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Paul
Field of work 1
film
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Highbury
Place of death 1
Putney
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Robert W. Paul
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Highbury[1], he… he was born on October 3, 1869[2]. He passed away in Putney[3]. He died on March 28, 1943[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], inventor[6], film director[7], film producer[8], and cinematographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Robert W. Paul born?

Robert W. Paul was born in Highbury[1].

Where did Robert W. Paul die?

Robert W. Paul died in Putney[3].

What did Robert W. Paul do for work?

Robert W. Paul worked as engineer[5], inventor[6], film director[7], film producer[8], and cinematographer[9].

What awards did Robert W. Paul receive?

Honors received include Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[14].

Related Entities

film United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . nature.com. nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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