Nadar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nadar

French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1820

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1910

Profession: photographer, writer, artist, balloonist, cartoonist, journalist, caricaturist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (6 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the mononymous pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist and proponent of manned flight.
In 1858 he became the first person to take aerial photographs. Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs.
His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat