Henri Chrétien
Henri Chrétien (
February 1,
1879 -
February 6,
1956) was a
French astronomer and an inventor. Born in
Paris,
France, his moust famous invention is the anamorphic wide-screen process, that resulted in
CinemaScope, and the co-invention (with
George Willis Ritchey) of the
Ritchey-Chrétien type of
astronomical telescope.
The astronomical Chrétien International Research Grants awards are in honor of him.