Alexandre Michon
PersonRussian film director and cinematographer (1858–1921)

Alexandre Mikhailovich Mishon was a Russian photographer and cinematographer. Born to a French family in Kharkov, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown. He later settled in Baku and lived there for 25 years. Here, in 1898, he shot his first films using a Lumière cinematograph. Mishon is widely regarded as the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema.
| Born | 1858-07-05 |
| Died | 1921-07-05 |
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