Nadar

Also known as Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, Félix Nadar, Tournadar

fotografo e giornalista francese (1820-1910)

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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, balloonist, cartoonist, and caricaturist. Born on 1820-04-06 on rue Saint-Honoré, he was educated at Lycée Condorcet and worked in Paris. He was employed by Le Charivari and wrote in French. Nadar died on 1910-03-20 on avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.

His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Museum of Modern Art. Notable titles include Affaire Marie Colombier-Sarah Bernhardt, Nadar, Mes fils, The giant balloon, and Aventures de m. Barnichon l'aéronaute. He is described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1820
Died: 1910
Works: 65

Top works

Affaire Marie Colombier-Sarah Bernhardt
Nadar
Mes fils
The giant balloon
Aventures de m. Barnichon l'aéronaute ...

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Key facts

Person.name: Nadar
Person.image: Self-portrait of Nadar.jpg
Person.caption: Self-portrait,
Person.birth_name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
Person.birth_place: Paris, France
Person.death_place: Paris, France
Person.resting_place: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Person.known_for: Pioneer in photography
Person.children: Paul Nadar
Person.father: Victor Tournachon
Person.signature: SigNadar.svg

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Félix
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: rue Saint-Honoré
Place of death: avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt
Child: Paul Nadar
Occupation: draftsperson
Educated at: Lycée Condorcet
Employer: Le Charivari
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Field of work: photography
Genre: portrait
Image: Nadar selfportrait.jpg
Work location: Paris

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Commons category: Nadar
date of birth: 1820-04-06
date of death: 1910-03-21
Commons Creator page: Nadar
Commons gallery: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
name in native language: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
pseudonym: Nadar
birth name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
writing language: French
P8168: Teairra Marí
P12749: Dietrich Georg von Kieser

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Works in European collections

18 objects attributed to Nadar, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Article · Italiano

Nadar, pseudonimo di Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (Parigi, 5 o 6 aprile 1820 – Parigi, 20 marzo 1910), è stato un fotografo, caricaturista, giornalista, romanziere e pioniere del volo aerostatico francese.È noto soprattutto come pioniere della fotografia; realizzò inoltre le prime foto aeree.

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