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Nadar

Also known as Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, Félix Nadar, Tournadar

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or 'Félix Nadar,''''' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist who was a proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs. 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.

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Nadar was a French photographer, caricaturist, and journalist who in 1858 became the first person to take aerial photographs, accomplishing this feat from a balloon. His portrait photography work is now held in major national photograph collections, and he remains a significant figure in the history of both photography and early aviation.

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Born: 1820
Died: 1910
Works: 65

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Listeners: 197
Total plays: 700

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Person.name: Nadar
Person.image: Self-portrait of Nadar.jpg
Person.caption: Self-portrait,
Person.birth_name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
Person.birth_place: Paris, France
Person.death_place: Paris, France
Person.resting_place: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Person.known_for: Pioneer in photography
Person.children: Paul Nadar
Person.father: Victor Tournachon
Person.signature: SigNadar.svg

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Image: Nadar selfportrait.jpg

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Commons category: Nadar
date of birth: 1820-04-06
date of death: 1910-03-21
Commons Creator page: Nadar
Commons gallery: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
name in native language: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
pseudonym: Nadar
birth name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
P8168: Teairra Marí
P12749: Dietrich Georg von Kieser

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Works in European collections

18 objects attributed to Nadar, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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==Life== Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (also known as Nadar) was born in early April 1820 in Paris, though some sources state he was born in Lyon. His father, Victor Tournachon, was a printer and bookseller. Nadar began to study medicine but quit for economic reasons after his father's death.