INVENTOR

Clément Ader

1841 - 1925

Clément Ader

Clément Ader (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃ adɛʁ]; 2 April 1841 – 3 May 1925) was a French inventor and engineer who was born near Toulouse in Muret, Haute-Garonne, and died in Toulouse. He is remembered primarily for his pioneering work in aviation. In 1870 he was also one of the pioneers in the sport of cycling in France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clément Ader is the 115th most popular inventor (down from 108th in 2019), the 1,387th most popular biography from France (down from 1,257th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Inventor.

Clément Ader was a French inventor and engineer who is most famous for his invention of the first working man-carrying flying machine, the Éole.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Clément Ader ranks 115 out of 426. Before him are Abraham-Louis Breguet, Vladimir K. Zworykin, William Webb Ellis, Johann Philipp Reis, David Bushnell, and Josiah Warren. After him are Jacque Fresco, Robert Noyce, James Hargreaves, Edmund Cartwright, Theobald Boehm, and Franz Reichelt.

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Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 109
Vladimir K. Zworykin
1888 - 1982
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 110
William Webb Ellis
1806 - 1872
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 111
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 112
David Bushnell
1742 - 1824
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 113
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 114
Clément Ader
1841 - 1925
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 115
Jacque Fresco
1916 - 2017
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 116
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 117
James Hargreaves
1720 - 1778
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 118
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 119
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 120
Franz Reichelt
1879 - 1912
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 121

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Clément Ader ranks 24. Before him are Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Ferdinand Buisson, Armand Guillaumin, Emmanuel Chabrier, Ernst Schröder, and Victor D'Hondt. After him are Hermann Carl Vogel, Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, Louis Le Prince, Philipp Mainländer, Ahmed ‘Urabi, and Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Among people deceased in 1925, Clément Ader ranks 47. Before him are Eugen Sandow, Fritz Haarmann, August von Wassermann, Moritz Moszkowski, Antti Aarne, and Boris Savinkov. After him are Michel Verne, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Hidesaburō Ueno, Nariman Narimanov, Cyril Genik, and Vincenzo Peruggia.

Others Born in 1841

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Gerhard Armauer Hansen
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1912
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
Ferdinand Buisson
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1932
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 19
Armand Guillaumin
PAINTER
1841 - 1927
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 20
Emmanuel Chabrier
COMPOSER
1841 - 1894
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 21
Ernst Schröder
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 22
Victor D'Hondt
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 23
Clément Ader
INVENTOR
1841 - 1925
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 24
Hermann Carl Vogel
ASTRONOMER
1841 - 1907
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 25
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
CHEMIST
1841 - 1910
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 26
Louis Le Prince
INVENTOR
1841 - 1890
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 27
Philipp Mainländer
PHILOSOPHER
1841 - 1876
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 28
Ahmed ‘Urabi
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 29
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1934
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 30

Others Deceased in 1925

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Eugen Sandow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1925
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 41
Fritz Haarmann
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 42
August von Wassermann
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 43
Moritz Moszkowski
COMPOSER
1854 - 1925
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 44
Antti Aarne
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1925
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 45
Boris Savinkov
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 46
Clément Ader
INVENTOR
1841 - 1925
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 47
Michel Verne
WRITER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 48
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1925
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 49
Hidesaburō Ueno
ENGINEER
1872 - 1925
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 50
Nariman Narimanov
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1925
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 51
Cyril Genik
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1925
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 52
Vincenzo Peruggia
EXTREMIST
1881 - 1925
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 53

In France

Among people born in France, Clément Ader ranks 1,387 out of 6,770. Before him are Coluche (1944), Antoine Griezmann (1991), Charles Fabry (1867), François-Édouard Picot (1786), Princess Clémentine of Orléans (1817), and François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (1818). After him are Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801), Cléo de Mérode (1875), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Léo Taxil (1854), Benedict of Aniane (750), and Michel de Certeau (1925).

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Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,381
Antoine Griezmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,382
Charles Fabry
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,383
François-Édouard Picot
PAINTER
1786 - 1868
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,384
Princess Clémentine of Orléans
COMPANION
1817 - 1907
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,385
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1900
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,386
Clément Ader
INVENTOR
1841 - 1925
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,387
Antoine Augustin Cournot
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1877
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,388
Cléo de Mérode
ACTOR
1875 - 1966
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,389
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
EXTREMIST
1409 - 1476
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,390
Léo Taxil
WRITER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,391
Benedict of Aniane
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
750 - 821
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,392
Michel de Certeau
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1986
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,393