Salomon August Andrée, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Salomon August Andrée

Swedish engineer, balloon pioneer and explorer

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1854

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1897

Profession: engineer, balloonist, mechanical engineer, explorer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Salomon August Andrée (18 October 1854, Gränna, Småland – October 1897, Kvitøya, Arctic Norway), during his lifetime most often known as S.
A.
Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon.
The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants.