Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1843-11-21
Death 1899-08-30
French,
German, Russian, French, English, Italian, Spanish; Castilian,

Biographical notes:

Gaston Tissandier, aeronaut and scientist; Gaston's brother, Albert, an aeronaut and artist; Gaston's son, Paul, an aeronaut; and Dupuis-Delcourt, an airship builder.

From the description of Tissandier collection on the history of aeronautics, 1539-1929 (bulk 1780-1920). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981202

Biographical Note

Gaston Tissandier

1843, Nov. 21 Born, Paris, France circa1860 63 Graduated, Lycée Bonaparte, Paris, France Studied chemistry with P. P. Dehérain, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France Graduated, the Sorbonne, Paris, France 1864 Appointed director, Laboratoire d'essai et d'analyse de l'union nationale, Paris, France 1867 Published L'eau. Paris: Hachette 1868, Aug.16 First balloon flight, with aeronaut Durouf 1869 1870 Published with P. P. Dehérain Traité élémentaire de chimie. Paris: Hachette 1870 1871 Made balloon flights out of Paris with brother Albert Tissandier during the Franco-Prussian War; the Tissandiers directed aerial observation for the Army of the Loire in the latter months of the war 1871 Published Les merveilles de la photographie. Paris: Hachette 1872 Published Les ballons dirigibles. Paris: Dentu Made chevalier of the Legion d'honneur 1873 1897 Founder and editor of La nature 1875, Apr. 15 Ill-fated flight of the balloon Zenith, aeronauts Gaston Tissandier, Croce-Spinelli, and Sivel 1876 Received la grand médaille d'or from the Société française de navigation aérienne which he also served as president 1878 1888 Published nine editions of Histoire de mes ascensions. Paris: Dreyfous 1881 Exhibited a working model of an electric-powered, propeller-driven dirigible, L'exposition d'électricité, Paris, France 1883, Oct. 8 With his brother, Albert, successfully piloted the first electric-powered dirigible, La France, designed and constructed by the Tissandiers 1883 Published L'ocean aérien; études météorologiques. Paris: Masson 1885 Published Les ballons dirigible: application de l'électricité à la navigation aérienne. Paris: Tremblay 1887 Published Bibliographie aéronautique. Paris: Hachette 1887 1890 Published Histoire des ballons et des aéronautes célèbres. Paris: Launette 1889 Appointed member of commission for military aviation, French Ministry of War 1890 Appointed member of commission for civil aviation, French Ministry of the Interior 1899, Aug. 30 (?) Died, Paris, France

From the guide to the Tissandier Collection on the History of Aeronautics, 1539-1929, (bulk 1780-1920), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Aeronautics
  • Aeronautics
  • Air pilots
  • Airships
  • Balloonists
  • Balloons
  • Balloons
  • Flight
  • Franco
  • Science

Occupations:

  • Aeronauts

Places:

  • Paris (France) (as recorded)
  • Paris (France) (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)

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