Léon Delagrange
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Léon Delagrange
Léon Delagrange (Ferdinand Léon Delagrange; March 13, 1873 was a pioneer French
aviator and also a sculptor .
He was born at Orléans
and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
, Paris. As a sculptor, he is known for several , most notably "Florentine Page", "A Templar", "Love and Youth", "A Huguenot", and "Girl Dancers." On 7 January 1009 he was awarded one of the first eight aviators certificates awarded by the Aéro-Club de France
. In September, 1908, a year after his first flight in an aëroplane, he established a record of 15.2 miles in 29 minutes, 53 seconds, and in 1909 he received the Lagatiner prize at Juvisy (3.6 miles in 10 minutes, 18 seconds), made a sensational flight in a storm at Doncaster
, England, on October 17 established a world record (6 miles in 7 minutes, 36 seconds), and in December made a new monoplane record. In 1910 he was killed in an accident with his monoplane at Croix d'Hins near to Bordeaux. He was president of the Aéro-Club de France in 1907, and in 1909 was decorated with the order of the Legion of Honor
, and in 1910 received a medal from the Paris Academy of Sciences.
Allegedly Delagrange had an affair with Baroness De La Roche and fathered her son, Andre.
Léon Delagrange (Ferdinand Léon Delagrange; March 13, 1873 was a pioneer French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
aviator and also a sculptor .
He was born at Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
, Paris. As a sculptor, he is known for several , most notably "Florentine Page", "A Templar", "Love and Youth", "A Huguenot", and "Girl Dancers." On 7 January 1009 he was awarded one of the first eight aviators certificates awarded by the Aéro-Club de France
Aéro-Club de France
The Aéro-Club de France was founded as the Aéro-Club on 20 October 1898 as a society 'to encourage aerial locomotion' by Ernest Archdeacon, Léon Serpollet, Henri de la Valette, Jules Verne and his wife, André Michelin, Albert de Dion, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe, and Henry de...
. In September, 1908, a year after his first flight in an aëroplane, he established a record of 15.2 miles in 29 minutes, 53 seconds, and in 1909 he received the Lagatiner prize at Juvisy (3.6 miles in 10 minutes, 18 seconds), made a sensational flight in a storm at Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, England, on October 17 established a world record (6 miles in 7 minutes, 36 seconds), and in December made a new monoplane record. In 1910 he was killed in an accident with his monoplane at Croix d'Hins near to Bordeaux. He was president of the Aéro-Club de France in 1907, and in 1909 was decorated with the order of the Legion of Honor
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
, and in 1910 received a medal from the Paris Academy of Sciences.
Allegedly Delagrange had an affair with Baroness De La Roche and fathered her son, Andre.
External links
- Leon Delagrange Champagne|Berceau de l'aviation du Monde website