Nadar
French photographer and caricaturist
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. Wikipedia
Born: April 5, 1820, Paris, France
Died: March 20, 1910 (age 89 years), Paris, France
Grandchild: Marthe Nadar
Children: Paul Nadar
Parents: Victor Tournachon and Therese Maillet
Siblings: Adrien Tournachon
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