Bertrand Piccard | |
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![]() Piccard in 2015 | |
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Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist and aviator |
Organization | Solar Impulse |
Known for | Ballooning, solar flight |
Children | 3 |
Father | Jacques Piccard |
Relatives | Auguste Piccard (grandfather) |
Website | bertrandpiccard |
Bertrand Piccard FRSGS (born 1 March 1958) is a Swiss explorer, psychiatrist and environmentalist.[1] Along with Brian Jones, he was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe, in a balloon named Breitling Orbiter 3. He was the initiator, chairman, and pilot, with André Borschberg, of Solar Impulse, the first successful round-the-world solar-powered flight. In 2012 Piccard was awarded a Champions of the Earth award by the UN Environment Programme.[2] He is the founder and chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation.[3]