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Gabriel Voisin

1880 - 1973

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Gabriel Voisin (French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl vwazɛ̃]; 5 February 1880 – 25 December 1973) was a French aviation pioneer and the creator of Europe's first manned, engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft capable of a sustained (1 km), circular, controlled flight, which was made by Henry Farman on 13 January 1908 near Paris, France. During World War I, the company founded by Voisin became a major producer of military aircraft, notably the Voisin III. Subsequently, he switched to the design and production of luxury automobiles under the name Avions Voisin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabriel Voisin is the 153rd most popular engineer (down from 141st in 2019), the 2,942nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,701st in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Gabriel Voisin ranks 153 out of 389Before him are John Scott Russell, Hellmuth Walter, Marc Seguin, Sherif Ismail, Mikhail Yangel, and Walter Hohmann. After him are Giuseppe Colombo, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Mstislav Keldysh, Anton Flettner, John Bagot Glubb, and Alec Issigonis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Gabriel Voisin ranks 100Before him are Ildebrando Pizzetti, Albert W. Hull, Adrian Carton de Wiart, Frigyes Riesz, Ivar Kreuger, and Walter Hohmann. After him are Sholem Asch, Leonard Woolf, Philibert Jacques Melotte, Princess Thyra of Denmark, Marie Stopes, and Mihail Sadoveanu. Among people deceased in 1973, Gabriel Voisin ranks 116Before him are Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Lidia Ruslanova, Dmytro Dontsov, Ben Webster, Karel Ančerl, and Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz. After him are Salchak Toka, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Gene Krupa, Vilhelm Moberg, Laurens Hammond, and Marthe Bibesco.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gabriel Voisin ranks 2,942 out of 6,770Before him are Ismaël Bullialdus (1605), Henri Ernest Baillon (1827), Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847), Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon (1765), Érard de la Marck (1472), and Charles Nungesser (1892). After him are Ludovic Giuly (1976), Édouard Philippe (1970), Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse (1639), Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720), André Prévost (1860), and Peter John Olivi (1248).

Among ENGINEERS In France

Among engineers born in France, Gabriel Voisin ranks 19Before him are Henry Darcy (1803), Léon Charles Thévenin (1857), Alexandre Darracq (1855), Pierre-Émile Martin (1824), Georges Leclanché (1836), and Marc Seguin (1786). After him are Pierre Berthier (1782), Antoine de Chézy (1718), Louis Charles Breguet (1880), Alphonse Pénaud (1850), Gérard Larrousse (1940), and Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754).