Octave Chanute (18 February 1832 - November 23 1910) was an American railroad engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided the Wright brothers with help and advice, and helped to publicise their flying experiments. Wikipedia
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...Chancel, Ausone de Chandos Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910 Chapais, Thomas, 1858-1946 Chapin, Harold, 1886-1915 Chapman, George Chapman, John Jay Chapman, Thomas Chappell, Clovis G. ... www.gutenberg.org/author/O