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Antoine Magnan
Born(1881-06-13)13 June 1881
Paris, France
Died5 March 1938(1938-03-05) (aged 56)
NationalityFrench
Known forSuggesting insect flight was impossible
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, Aeronautics
InstitutionsCollège de France
Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes

Antoine Magnan (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan maɲɑ̃]; 13 June 1881 – 5 March 1938)[1] was a French zoologist and aeronautical engineer who studied the flight of insects and birds for possible lessons to apply to powered flight. He is best known for a remark in his 1934 book Le Vol des Insectes ("Insect Flight") that insect flight was impossible.

  1. ^ "Antoine Magnan (1881-1938)". Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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