Eadweard Muybridge

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A photographer born in England who worked in America and used many still cameras to study movement, especially running horses

proper noun
/ˈiːd.wɪərd ˈmaɪ.brɪdʒ/

: Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge is renowned for his groundbreaking photographs capturing the movement of animals and humans.

Examples

Many film historians credit Eadweard Muybridge with laying the foundation for modern motion pictures.
The work of Eadweard Muybridge continues to inspire artists and scientists interested in motion analysis.
The work of Eadweard Muybridge revolutionized the study of motion.
Did you know Eadweard Muybridge was born in England?
Eadweard Muybridge is renowned for his groundbreaking photographs capturing the movement of animals and humans.
Many film historians credit Eadweard Muybridge with laying the foundation for modern motion pictures.
The work of Eadweard Muybridge continues to inspire artists and scientists interested in motion analysis.

Synonyms

Edward James Muggeridge

vsEadweard Muybridge

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A photographer who used many photos of running horses to help scientists study animal movement and start movies

is the same person but listed under a different personal name

Surface Forms

Eadweard Muybridge main

Morphology

Eadweard + Muybridge

This is a proper name identifying a specific historical person; the constituent tokens are personal names with no lexical meanings that would signal 'photographer' or 'motion-picture pioneer.' Proper nouns are not compositionally interpretable, so a B1 learner who only 'knows' the name parts would not be able to derive the MWE's referent or meaning.

Etymology

Eadweard Muybridge was a photographer who set up a row of still cameras that took pictures one after another of a running horse. Seeing those pictures in order makes the horse seem to move, so he is remembered as an early maker of 'movies' and for studying how people and animals move.