Herbert Kalmus

Herbert Kalmus
Kalmus in 1936
Born
Herbert Thomas Kalmus

(1881-11-09)November 9, 1881
Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
DiedJuly 11, 1963(1963-07-11) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation(s)Scientist
Engineer
Known forCo-founder of Technicolor
Developing color motion picture film processes
Spouse
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(m. 1902; div. 1922)​

Herbert Thomas Kalmus (November 9, 1881 – July 11, 1963)[1][2][3] was an American scientist and engineer who played a significant role in developing color motion picture film. Kalmus was the co-founder and president of the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation.[4][5]

  1. ^ U.S. Census, 1910, State of Massachusetts, County of Suffolk, enumeration district 1647, p. 8-B, family 180.
  2. ^ Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.
  3. ^ Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Herbert T. Kalmus". Physics Today. 16 (9): 107. September 1963. doi:10.1063/1.3051117.
  5. ^ March 1964 Correction to the Sept. 1963 obituary for Herbert T. Kalmus in Physics Today