Wilfrid de Fonvielle (1824–1914) was a French science writer and balloonist.
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He published hundreds of articles for technical and scientific journals such as L'Aérophile, La Nature, la Revue Scientifique, La Science illustrée, and L'électricité. He was editor of L'Aérophile.[1]
In 1858 he spent two days in a balloon, and in 1869 he traveled 90 km with Gaston Tissandier in 35 minutes. During the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War, he escaped from the city in a balloon and went to London.
His brothers, Arthur (1830–1914) and Ulrich (1833–1911), were political journalists.
References
edit- ^ Brockett, Paul. 1910. Bibliography of Aeronautics. Smithsonian Institution.
External links
edit- Works by or about Wilfrid de Fonvielle at Wikisource