Gustave-Louis-Marie de Ponton d'Amécourt
Gustave-Louis-Marie de Ponton d'Amécourt was an aero inventor, Viscount, coin-collector, and archaeologist, also well-trained in linguistics. He was the founder and president of the "Société française de numismatique" (numismatique having to do with coin study and collection). He was noted for his study of Merovingian currency.
He was an important aero inventor. His work was crucial to developments leading to the helicopter. He coined the term "hélicoptère". He served as president of the Société Aérostatique et Météorologique de France and of its successor, the Société française de navigation aérienne. He is associated with the location Paris (29, rue Sainte-Anne, Seine).
D'Amécourt, in 1863, published "La conquête de l'air par l'hélice", that is, "The Conquest of the Air by the Propeller".
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Gustave-Louis-Marie de Ponton d'Amécourt or de Ponton d'Amécourt or De Ponton d'Amécourt
- Patent GB-1861-1929 (English title: Flying machine, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1860-49097)
- Patent FR-1860-49097 (English title: Apparatus of aerial navigation, Filing date: 1860-04-03)
Publications by or about Gustave-Louis-Marie de Ponton d'Amécourt or de Ponton d'Amécourt or De Ponton d'Amécourt
- Ponton d'Amécourt, 1864, Collection de mémoires sur la locomotion aérienne sans ballons (Simple title: Collection de mémoires sur la locomotion aérienne sans ballons)
- Landelle, 1882, Rectification (Simple title: Rectification, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Landelle, 1884, Dans les airs; histoire élémentaire de l'aéronautique (Simple title: In the air; basic history of aeronautics)
- Villeneuve, 1886, Gabriel de la Landelle (Simple title: Gabriel de La Landelle, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
References
Links
- (INPI search simply as "AMECOURT") INPI
- SMIP, France, 1791-1876,
- Le vicomte Gustave de Ponton d'Amécourt
- "Gustave Vicomte de Ponton d’Amécourt (1825-1888)", Famille d'Amécourt
| Names | Gustave-Louis-Marie de Ponton d'Amécourt |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1825-08-16 |
| Death date | 1888 |
| Countries | FR |
| Locations | Paris |
| Occupations | nobility |
| Tech areas | Helicopter, Orthopter, Propeller |
| Affiliations | Société Aérostatique et Météorologique de France, Société française de navigation aérienne |
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