Georges Espitallier

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Georges Espitallier was a military engineer who eventually held the rank of Colonel.

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He was promoted to capitaine at age 25, in Haiphong, in October 1875. He went on to work for Charles Renard at Chalais-Meudon. He was secretary, then vice president, of the Commission permanente internationale d'Aéronautique, and its delegate to the 1906 Congrès de Milan.[1]

He published pseudononymously as Georges Béthuys.[2]


This person had 93 publications and 0 patents in this database.


Publications by or about Georges Espitallier or G. Espitallier or Georges Béthuys or G. Béthuys

Georges Espitallier (or G. Espitallier or Georges Béthuys or G. Béthuys) participated in these events:

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  • Member of the Legion d'honneur
  • Officer of the Académie francaise
  • Officer of "Dragon de l'Annam"
  • "Chevalier du Cambodge"

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Names Georges Espitallier; M.–Georges Espitallier; Georges Béthuys
Countries FR
Locations Sables-d’Olonne, Vendée, La Chapelle d'Aligné, Sarthe, Chalais-Meudon, Meudon, Seine-et-Oise, Milan, Lombardy
Occupations military officer, engineer
Tech areas Military, LTA, Gas, Hydrogen, Balloon, Tonkin war
Accreditations
Affiliations Chalais-Meudon, Armée française
Family name Espitallier
Birth date 1849-05-25
Death date 1923-02-13
Wikidata id Q110212362