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Louis-Sébastien Lenormand

1757-05-25 – 1837-04-04

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N°. 3 – Sébastien Lenormand fait la 1re expérience du parachute, Montpellier (1783) Sébastien Lenormand undertakes the first parachuting attempt in Montpellier · Sébastien Lenormand unternimmt den ersten Fallschirmabsprungversuch in MontpellierCredit: Created/published: Paris : Romanet & Cie., imp. edit.,

Life & Legacy

Louis-Sébastien Lenormand (May 25, 1757 – April 4, 1837) was a French chemist, physicist, inventor, monk, and the first man in history to use a parachute.

Occupation & Career

physicist, inventor

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1366523 — wikidata View source

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