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Nadar

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Nadar, born Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820 to 1910), was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist who championed heavier than air flight. In 1858 he became the first person to take an aerial photograph, and his photographic portraits are held in many of the major national collections of photography. His studio was continued after his death by his son, Paul Nadar.

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Birth Year
1820 1
Active From Year
1848 1
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Gender
Male 1
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1. Wikipedia: Nadar
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    In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs.
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    His work was published in Le Charivari for the first time in 1848.
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    Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (French: [ɡaspaʁ feliks tuʁnaʃɔ̃]; 5 April 1820-20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar (French:
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Wikidata: Nadar
Wikidata Q40116, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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