Herman A. DeVry
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Herman A. DeVry (1876 - 1941) was an American inventor, aviator, and colleague of Lee DeForest. DeVry is credited with creating the first portable motion picture projector,[1] which he called a "Theatre in a Suitcase." [2][3] He was the founder of the DeVry Company.[4]
Early life
DeVry was born in Germany, and immigrated to the United States.
Career
As a young man DeVry worked as a cameraman for the Rothacker company in Chicago.
Later he founded the DeVry company.[5]In 1912 DeVry developed a new type of 35mm film projector which could be carried in its own small suitcase.[6] The American government bought many of these during World War I.[7] The company sold over 50,000 Type E projectors to schools [8] and also created and distributed educational films,[9] earning him the nickname "The Father of Visual Education."
DeVry's original hand-built prototype portable projector is on display at the Smithsonian [10].
In 1931, DeVry and colleague Lee DeForest founded the DeForest Training School in Chicago, which eventually became DeVry University.[11]
DeVry died in 1941.[12]
References
- ^ H. Mario Raimondo-Souto (27 November 2006). Motion Picture Photography: A History, 1891-1960. McFarland. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-0-7864-8407-2.
- ^ 1936 Herman A. DeVry 35mm Projector | Collectors Weekly
- ^ SMPTE Journal: Publication of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. The Society. 1977.
- ^ AV Guide. Vol. 23. 1944. p. 186.
- ^ Anthony Slide (1992). Before Video: A History of the Non-theatrical Film. Greenwood Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-313-28045-0.
- ^ Patent US2273024 - Sound recording and reproducing apparatus - Google Patents
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 June 1943). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 26–. ISSN 00062510 Parameter error in {{issn}}: Invalid ISSN..
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- ^ Alfred Emile Cornebise (2 April 2004). The CCC Chronicles: Camp Newspapers of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942. McFarland. pp. 232–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1831-2.
- ^ Herman DeVry Early Aviators
- ^ "Founder's visual technology aids DeVry University's growth". Tampa Bay Business Journal, Dec 10, 2007
- ^ Educational Screen. Educational Screen, Incorporated. 1940.