Jean-Augustin Barral was a French agronomist and balloonist.
Barral was born in Metz. He studied at a polytechnic school and became a physicist as well as a professor of chemistry and agronomy. Wikipedia
Born: January 31, 1819, Metz, France
Died: September 10, 1884 (age 65 years), Fontenay-sous-Bois, France