Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Edmund Distin Maddick (1857–1939) was an English surgeon and pioneer of cinema. Studying medicine at St Thomas' Hospital, he became a doctor and later a surgeon in the Royal Navy, where achieved the rank of Admiral (Surgeon) of the Fleet. He was also a surgeon to the Italian Hospital in London and was a Knight to the Crown of Italy.Becoming interested in cinematography, he rebuilt the Scala Theatre in 1905 and fitted it out for a Kinematograph.. }
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- Edmund_Distin_Maddick comment "Edmund Distin Maddick (1857–1939) was an English surgeon and pioneer of cinema. Studying medicine at St Thomas' Hospital, he became a doctor and later a surgeon in the Royal Navy, where achieved the rank of Admiral (Surgeon) of the Fleet. He was also a surgeon to the Italian Hospital in London and was a Knight to the Crown of Italy.Becoming interested in cinematography, he rebuilt the Scala Theatre in 1905 and fitted it out for a Kinematograph.".