Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Albert Santos Dumont (1873-1932)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 25, 2024
1. Albert Santos Dumont (1873-1932) Marker
Alberto Santos Dumont
(1873 - 1932)
Brésilien
Inventeur - Constructeur - Pilote
Pionnier de l'aéronautique
Habita cet immeuble devant lequel, en 1903
il fit atterrir son dirigeable n°9.
Alberto Santos Dumont (1873 - 1932)
Brazilian
Inventor - Builder- Pilot
Aeronautics pioneer
Lived in this building in front of which, in 1903 he landed his dirigible airship No. 9.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical date for this entry is June 23, 1903.
Location. 48° 52.331′ N, 2° 18.073′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule. Marker is at the intersection of Avenue des Champs-Élysées and Rue Washington, on the left when traveling east on Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, Île-de-France 75008, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. André Prochasson (a few steps from this marker); Siégé de le Gouvernement de Catalogne en Exil / Seat of the Catalonian Government in Exile
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Also see . . .
1. Alberto Santos-Dumont (Wikipedia).
Overview: Alberto Santos-Dumont, self-stylized as Alberto Santos=Dumont, (20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, he dedicated himself to aeronautical study and experimentation in Paris, where he spent most of his adult life. He designed, built, and flew the first powered airships and won the Deutsch prize in 1901, when he flew around the(Submitted on March 27, 2024.)Eiffel Tower in his airship No. 6, becoming one of the most famous people in the world in the early 20th century.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 25, 20242. Albert Santos Dumont (1873-1932) Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here on the corner of the building.
Santos-Dumont then progressed to powered heavier-than-air machines and on 23 October 1906 flew about 60 metres at a height of two to three metres with the fixed-wing 14-bis (also dubbed the Oiseau de proie—"bird of prey") at the Bagatelle Gamefield in Paris, taking off unassisted by an external launch system. On 12 November in front of a crowd, he flew 220 metres at a height of six metres. These were the first heavier-than-air flights certified by the Aeroclub of France, the first such flights officially witnessed by an aeronautics recordkeeping body, and the first of their kind recognised by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
Santos-Dumont is a national hero in Brazil, where it is popularly held that he preceded the Wright brothers in demonstrating a practical aeroplane. Numerous roads, plazas, schools, monuments, and airports there are dedicated to him, and his name is inscribed on the Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1931 until his suicide in 1932.
2. Cronologia de Santos-Dumont (Fisica na Scola, v.7, No. 2, in Portuguese). (Submitted on March 27, 2024.)
Zaida Ben-Josef, courtesy of the Library of Congress, May 2, 1903
3. Albert Santos Dumont portrait
image courtesy Alberto Santos-Dumont via Wikimedia Commons, June 3, 1903
4. Albert Santos Dumont lands at his own door (114 Avenue Champs Élysée) with Dirigible No. 9
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 32 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
