Theodor Scheimpflug
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Life
- Born on 7 October 1865 in Vienna
- 1897 - Attended college in Vienna
- Began Photographic work in 1902
- Died on 22 August 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.[1]
- He was also involved in aerial photography, and held several patents in that area.
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