Jacques de Lesseps
Jacques de Lesseps (born 5 July 1883 in Paris - deceased 18 October 1927 in the Saint-Laurent, Québec) was a French aviation pioneer. He was the son of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the diplomat who was behind the Suez Canal. Jacques piloting debut was aboard a Louis Blériot monoplane, in September 1909.[1]
English Wikipedia gives the full name Jacques Benjamin de Lesseps. His pilot licence has him addressed in Paris, in 1910.[2]
On 21 May 1910, he became the second aviator to fly across the English Channel.[1][3]
Research into Bertrand-Marie de Lesseps has him as one of seventeen children of Ferdinand de Lesseps, by two wives, with Bertrand-Marie and Jacques being brothers, or half-brothers. Jacques served in the 2nd Bombing Group of the French Service as a captain and pilot, and in August 1918. He received the American Distinguished Service Cross for bravery.[4]
He has entered our patent data as a Flight Officer addressed at 1, rue d’Astorg, Paris, sharing this location and occupation and filing in collaboration with Roger Courtois-Suffit.[5]
This location data comports with the French département Seine.[6]
Maxim & Hammer, 1911, Chronology of Aviation and Aeronautic Association of Canada have Jacques de Lesseps as a Count.
He died, along with his flight mechanic, Theodor Chichenko, on the 18 October 1927, while over-flying the St. Lawrence River.[1]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Jacques de Lesseps
- Patent FR-1915-502395 (English title: Longitudinal and transverse slope indicator for aerial devices, Filing date: 1915-07-19)
- Patent GB-1917-122426 (English title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Indicating the Straightness or Curvature of the Course of Aircraft, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1915-502395, Filing date: 1917-01-15)
Publications by or about Jacques de Lesseps
- Maxim & Hammer, 1911, Chronology of Aviation
- Lesseps, 1910, The J. de Lesseps monoplane (Simple title: The J. de Lesseps monoplane, Journal: Aircraft)
See also
Sources
Jacques de Lesseps on English Wikipedia, Jacques de Lesseps on French Wikipedia
References
| Names | Jacques de Lesseps |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1883-07-05 |
| Death date | 1927-10-18 |
| Countries | FR, GB |
| Locations | Paris, département Seine, France |
| Occupations | Flight Officer, Pilot, Military officer |
| Tech areas | Instrument, Monoplane, Hydroaeroplane, Biplane |
| Affiliations | Compagnie aérienne franco-canadienne |
| Wikidata id |
