Henri de France
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| Born | (1911-09-07)7 September 1911 |
| Died | 29 April 1986(1986-04-29) (aged 74)
Paris, France
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| Burial place | Paris (cimetière du Montparnasse) |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Henri Georges de France |
| Occupation | television inventor |
| Known for | founder, Compagnie Générale de Télévision |
| Notable work | 819 line French standard, SECAM color system, HD-MAC high-definition standard |
Henri Georges de France (7 September 1911 Paris – 29 April 1986 Paris) was a pioneering French television inventor. His inventions include the 819 line French standard and the SECAM color system. He was also apparently behind the HD-MAC high-definition standard.[citation needed]
On December 6, 1931, De France founded the Compagnie Générale de Télévision in Le Havre, making television sets with a vertical definition of 60 lines. In February 1932, De France made several transmissions over a distance of 7 km from the "Radio-Normandie" station in Fécamp. These signals were received by a few people located over 100 km away. In October 1932, he achieved a definition of 120 lines. In 1956, he patented the SECAM color television system. On October 1, 1967 at 2:15pm CET, la deuxième chaîne switched from black and white to color using SECAM.
De France is interred in Paris (cimetière du Montparnasse).
The public passage near France Télévisions buildings in Paris is named Esplanade Henri de France.
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