Nadar

Nadar
Self-portrait of Nadar, c. 1854
Born
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

(1820-04-05)5 April 1820
Died20 March 1910(1910-03-20) (aged 89)
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
48°51′36″N 2°23′46″E / 48.860°N 2.396°E / 48.860; 2.396
Occupations
Known forPioneer in photography
ChildrenPaul Nadar
FatherVictor Tournachon
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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ feliks tuʁnaʃɔ̃]; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910[1]), known by the pseudonym Nadar ([nadaʁ]) or Félix 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.[2]

Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs. His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.

  1. ^ "La Mort de Nadar". l'Aérophile (in French): 194. 1 April 1910.
  2. ^ "These Incredible Images Show How Aerial Photography Has Developed". Time. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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