Marie Marvingt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marie Marvingt

an athlete and aviator

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1875

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

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1963

Profession: writer, nurse, balloonist, Esperantist, journalist, aircraft pilot, sport cyclist, mountaineer, speed skater, fencer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Marie Marvingt (20 February 1875 – 14 December 1963) was a French athlete, mountaineer, aviator, and journalist.
She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements including those of swimming, cycling, mountain climbing, winter sports, ballooning, flying, riding, gymnastics, athletics, rifle shooting, and fencing.
She was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps.
She was a record-breaking balloonist, an aviator, and during World War I she became the first female combat pilot.
She was also a qualified surgical nurse, was the first trained and certified flight nurse in the world, and worked for the establishment of air ambulance services throughout the world.
In 1903 M.
Château de Thierry de Beaumanoir named her the fiancée of danger, which newspapers used to describe her for the rest of her life.
It is also included on the commemorative plaque on the façade of the house where she lived at 8 Place de la Carrière, Nancy.