Ferdinand Ferber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand Ferber

French Army captain and aviator

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1862

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1909

Profession: military personnel, engineer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Louis Ferdinand Ferber (8 February 1862 – 22 September 1909) was a French Army officer who played an important role in the development of aviation during the early 1900s.
Although his aircraft experiments were belatedly successful, his early recognition and publicizing of the work of the Wright Brothers was a major influence on the development of aviation in Europe.