Henri Giffard

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Henri_Giffard
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Inventor
gptkb:aviator
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:associated_with ballooning
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Honor
gptkbp:born February 8, 1825
gptkbp:children Henri Giffard Jr.
gptkbp:contribution development of airships
gptkbp:died April 14, 1882
gptkbp:education gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkbp:field aerospace engineering
gptkbp:field_of_study aerodynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henri Giffard
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkb:Wright_brothers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sir_George_Cayley
gptkbp:invention 1852
dirigible design
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:first_powered_flight
Giffard dirigible
gptkbp:legacy pioneering aviation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_work steam-powered dirigible
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineers
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Saint-Cloud,_France
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Giffard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Second_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6