John Barnes Linnett (born c. 1831 – 9 October 1870)[1] was a British lithograph printer based in Birmingham, England. Although the French Pierre-Hubert Desvignes is generally credited with being the inventor of the flip book, Linnett was the first to patent the invention, in 1868, under the name of kineograph.[2][3]
He was born in Austrey, Warwickshire.[4]
Linnett died of pneumonia in 1870 in Moseley, Warwickshire. His wife sold the patent to an American.
References edit
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
- ^ McDonough, John; Egolf, Karen (2015). The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 9781135949068. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Chronological Index of Patents Applied for and Patents Granted. G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. 1869. p. 65. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ 1851 England Census
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