French-American civil engineer and aviation pioneer
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Octave Chanute
Born
(1832-02-18)18 February 1832
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died
23 November 1910(1910-11-23) (aged 78)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Resting place
Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Illinois
Citizenship
French, American[1]
Occupation(s)
Civil engineer, railway engineer and bridge designer, aviation pioneer
Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832 – November 23, 1910) was a French-American[1] civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He advised and publicized many aviation enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers. At his death, he was hailed as the father of aviation and the initial concepts of the heavier-than-air flying machine.[2]
^ abCrouch, T. D. (1981). A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875–1905. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393013856.
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