Claude Jobert, born on 5 March 1829 in Dijon[1] and died on 6 December 1903 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris,[2] was a French mechanical engineer and inventor, and one of the pioneers of aeronautics.
Claude Jobert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1829 Dijon, France |
| Died | 6 December 1903 (aged 74) 14th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Known for | Pioneer in Aeronautics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering, Aeronautics |
Biography
editHe studied kite flying from 1870 onwards and explored the possibility of using them for aerial navigation. As vice-president of the Academy of Aeronautics, he built mechanical birds with two or four wings in 1873.[3] In 1875, he flew with Théodore Sivel, Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, and the brothers Albert and Gaston Tissandier aboard the balloon Zénith from La Villette to the Landes in nearly 23 hours.[4] He also conducted meteorological studies during the flights and served as an instructor at the Industrial School.[5]
Jules Verne mentioned him in Chapter III of his novel Robur the Conqueror.[6]
References
edit- ^ Acte de naissance à Dijon, n° 156, vue 134/377.
- ^ Acte de décès (avec âge et lieu de naissance) à Paris 14e, n° 5334, vue 10/31.
- ^ Georges Besançon, L'Aérophile: revue technique et pratique de la locomotion aérienne, No. 4, April 1903, p. 73 (obituary)
- ^ Site leonc.fr, page Paris - Arcachon: un voyage en ballon, accessed on 29 July 2021.
- ^ Adolphe Ganot, Georges Maneuvrier, Traité élémentaire de physique, 1894, p. 217
- ^ Alexandre Tarrieu, Dictionnaire des personnes citées par Jules Verne, vol. 2: F-M, éditions Paganel, 2021, p. 167