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Henri Farman

1874 - 1958

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Henri Farman (26 May 1874 – 17 July 1958) was a British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman. Before dedicating himself to aviation he gained fame as a sportsman, specifically in cycling and motor racing. Henri acquired French nationality in 1937. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Farman is the 83rd most popular engineer (down from 78th in 2019), the 1,730th most popular biography from France (down from 1,685th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Henri Farman ranks 83 out of 389. Before him are Józef Bem, Nikolay Zhukovsky, Adrian Newey, Gustaf de Laval, Marcel Renault, and Kurt Tank. After him are Henry Royce, Immanuel Nobel, Harry Nyquist, Nicola Romeo, Jack Swigert, and Charles Rolls.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Henri Farman ranks 54. Before him are Reginald Johnston, Otto Mueller, Owen D. Young, Serge Koussevitzky, Theodore Lyman IV, and Ellery Harding Clark. After him are Marguerite Long, Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, Franz Schmidt, Johannes Schober, Thomas J. Watson, and Joseph Erlanger. Among people deceased in 1958, Henri Farman ranks 39. Before him are Ole Kirk Christiansen, Nuri al-Said, Alfred Weber, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Pál Maléter, and 'Abd al-Ilah. After him are Wilhelm Zaisser, Duncan Edwards, Prince Oskar of Prussia, Princess Louise of Orléans, Johnston McCulley, and Otto Abetz.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri Farman ranks 1,730 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716), François de Malherbe (1555), André de Montbard (1103), Paul Abadie (1812), Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438), and Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (1197). After him are Henri de Lubac (1896), Charles-André van Loo (1705), Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Régis Debray (1940), Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758), and Louis, Prince of Condé (1668).

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Among ENGINEERS In France

Among engineers born in France, Henri Farman ranks 8. Before him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633), André Citroën (1878), Villard de Honnecourt (1200), Marcel Dassault (1892), and Marcel Renault (1872). After him are Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt (1240), Paul Cornu (1881), André Courrèges (1923), François Laurent d'Arlandes (1742), Henry Darcy (1803), and Léon Charles Thévenin (1857).

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