Henri Farman
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1874-05-26 ) 26 May 1874, Paris, France
- Died
- 17 July 1958 (1958-07-17) (aged 84), Paris, France
- Other name
- Henry Farman
- Citizenship
- France United Kingdom
- Relatives
- Maurice Farman , Richard Farman
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henri
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 1st arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- 16th arrondissement of Paris
- Sibling
- Richard Farman
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Languages spoken
- French
- Sport
- track cycling
- Image
- Henri Farman (1907) - Agence Rol btv1b53225152f.jpg
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- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- Henry Farman
- birth name
- Harry Edgar Mudford Farman
- place of burial
- Passy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Henri Farman
- date of birth
- 1874-05-26
- date of death
- 1958-07-17
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- name in native language
- Henri Farman
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Encyclopedic overview
Henri Farman (26 May 1874 – 17 July 1958) was a British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman. Before dedicating himself to aviation he gained fame as a sportsman, specifically in cycling and motor racing. Henri acquired French nationality in 1937.
Family and early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henri Farman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.