Au⋅guste Ma⋅rie Louis Ni⋅co⋅las /oʊˈgüst maˈri lwi nikɔˈlɑ/Show Spelled Pronunciation[oh-gyst ma-ree lwee nee-kaw-lah]Show IPA, 1862–1954, and his brother, Louis Jean /lwi ʒɑ̃/Show Spelled Pronunciation[lwee zhahn]Show IPA, 1864–1948, French chemists and manufacturers of photographic materials: inventors of a motion-picture camera (1895) and a process of color photography.
Lu·mière (lŏŏ-myěr', lü-) French chemist, inventor, and cinematography pioneer. With his brother Louis Jean Lumière (1864-1948) he gave the first public showing of a cinematic film (1895).