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    Charles Francis Jenkins

    American cinema pioneer

    For other people with similar names, see Charles Jenkins.

    Charles Francis Jenkins

    Frontispiece of Animated Pictures, 1898

    Born(1867-08-22)August 22, 1867

    Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

    DiedJune 6, 1934(1934-06-06) (aged 66)

    Washington, D.C., U.S.

    Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    EducationBliss Electrical School
    OccupationEngineer
    Engineering career
    ProjectsOver 400 patents related to a variety of inventions
    Significant advanceMotion picture projector and television
    AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1897)
    John Scott Medal (1913)

    Charles Francis Jenkins (August 22, 1867 – June 6, 1934) was an American engineer who was a pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies.

    His businesses included Charles Jenkins Laboratories and Jenkins Television Corporation (the corporation