NADAR

(Gaspard-Félix Tournachon)


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© Felix Nadar (1820–1910)
Nadar
  • Born: April 6, 1820
  • Died: March 20, 1910
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Photographer, Caricaturist, Journalist, Novelist, Balloonist
Biography

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 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.

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