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]


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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
Birth date 1849-05-25
Death date 1823-02-13
Countries FR
Locations [[Sables-d’Olonne, département Vendée]], [[La Chapelle d'Aligné, département Sarthe]]
Occupations military officer, engineer
Tech areas Military, LTA, Gas, Hydrogen, Balloon, Tonkin war
Affiliations Chalais-Meudon, Armée française
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