Wilfrid de Fonvielle (1824 – 1914) was a French science writer and balloonist.
He published hundreds of articles for technical and scientific journals such as ''
L'Aérophile
''L’Aérophile'' ("The Aerophile") was a French aviation magazine published from 1893 to 1947. It has been described as "the leading aeronautical journal of the world" around 1910.
History and contents
''L’Aérophile'' was founded and ru ...
'', ''
La Nature
''La Nature'' (English: ''Nature'') was a French language magazine aimed at the popularization of science established in 1873 by French scientist and adventurer Gaston Tissandier. The magazine also received an enormous amount of time, effort, ...
'', ''la Revue Scientifique'', ''La Science illustrée'', and ''L'électricité''. He was editor of ''
L'Aérophile
''L’Aérophile'' ("The Aerophile") was a French aviation magazine published from 1893 to 1947. It has been described as "the leading aeronautical journal of the world" around 1910.
History and contents
''L’Aérophile'' was founded and ru ...
''.
[Brockett, Paul. 1910. ''Bibliography of Aeronautics''. Smithsonian Institution.]
In 1858 he spent two days in a balloon, and in 1869 he traveled 90 km with
Gaston Tissandier in 35 minutes. During the
siege of Paris in the
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...
, he escaped from the city in a balloon and went to London.
His brothers, Arthur (1830–1914) and Ulrich (1833–1911), were political journalists.
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1824 births
1914 deaths
History of aviation
French balloonists
19th-century French journalists
French male writers
French male journalists
French science writers