Jeanne-Geneviève Garnerin

Jeanne-Geneviève Garnerin, née Labrosse, is credited as the first woman parachutist and balloonist. Her husband André-Jacques Garnerin is credited with inventing the parachute; she filed the patent in 1802.

Her niece Élisa Garnerin also became a well-known balloonist.

Paris (rue Plumet, faubourg Saint-Germain, Seine)/Paris (704, rue de Babylone, Seine)

Patents whose inventor or applicant is Jeanne-Geneviève Garnerin

• Patent FR-1802-185 (English title: Parachute, Filing date: 1802-10-11)

Links

• w:Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse

Sources

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