Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910

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Dates:
Birth 1820-04-06
Death 1910-03-21

Biographical notes:

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist, and proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs.

Epithet: alias 'Nadar'; French caricaturist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x0001c6

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Subjects:

  • Aerial photography
  • Photography

Occupations:

  • Balloonists
  • Caricaturists
  • Photographers
  • Photographers

Places:

  • Paris, A8, FR