Francisque Arban, also known as Francesco Arban di Lione (1815 – disappeared 7 October 1849), was a French balloonist. In 1849, he was the first person...
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century". Arban was born in Lyon, France, one of ten children of Simon Arban, artificier. An older brother was the balloonist Francisque Arban. He studied...
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aircraft, with a wingspan of 10 ft (3.0 m). 1846 French balloonist Francisque Arban makes his twelfth flight from Rome in April, and is rescued from the...
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lead poisoning, starvation and exposure. 7 October 1849 Francisque Arban 34 Mediterranean Sea Arban was a French balloonist renowned as the first person...
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