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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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known by his pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, balloonist, cartoonist, and caricaturist. Born on April 6, 1820, at rue Saint-Honoré, he was educated at Lycée Condorcet. He worked in Paris and was employed by Le Charivari. Tournachon died in March 1910 at avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

His works are held in collections including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. Notable works include *Affaire Marie Colombier-Sarah Bernhardt*, *Nadar, Mes fils*, *The giant balloon*, and *Aventures de m. Barnichon l'aéronaute ...*. He spoke French as his native language.

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Born: 1820
Died: 1910
Works: 65

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Affaire Marie Colombier-Sarah Bernhardt
Nadar
Mes fils
The giant balloon
Aventures de m. Barnichon l'aéronaute ...

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Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Félix
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: rue Saint-Honoré
Place of death: avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt
Child: Paul Nadar
Occupation: draftsperson
Educated at: Lycée Condorcet
Employer: Le Charivari
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Field of work: photography
Genre: portrait
Image: Nadar selfportrait.jpg
Work location: Paris

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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
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
writing language: French
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.

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