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Joseph Crocé-Spinelli
Joseph Crocé-Spinelli (; 10 July 1845 – 15 April 1875) was a French engineer, aeronaut and inventor, one of the pioneers of aviation. Along with Gaston Tissandier and Théodore Sivel, he achieved a record altitude of in the gas balloon ''Zénith (balloon), Zénith''. Biography Joseph Crocé-Spinelli was born on July 10, 1845, in the town of Monbazillac, in the French department of Dordogne, at the family estate of jeweler Isidore-Achille Crocé-Spinelli and Marie Louise Lacour. He had a brother, Raphael Crocé-Spinelli, and one of his cousins was the French composer Bernard Crocé-Spinelli. He studied at the Lycée Condorcet, lycée Bonaparte in Paris and earned a bachelor's degree in literature and natural sciences. In 1864, he entered the Central School of Arts and Manufactures (), where he studied until 1867. From 1870 to 1871, Crocé-Spinelli actively participated in the Franco-Prussian War and served in the 221st Battalion of the French army. After the war, he engag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monbazillac
Monbazillac (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also * Monbazillac AOC *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include Fren ... References Communes of Dordogne Dordogne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Bergerac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
