Ed Yost

Ed Yost

male, deceased (2007)
inventor, American, kerosene, montgolfierbrother, Balloonist, hot air balloon
Paul Edward Yost (June 30,1919 - May 27, 2007) was the American inventor of the modern hot air balloon and was sometimes referred to as the "Father...

Aimé Argand

male, deceased (1803)
physicist, Swiss, inventor, Chemist, oil lamp, hot air balloon…montgolfierbrother, Etienne Montgolfier
Aimé Argand was Swiss physicist and chemist. He greatly improved the oil lamp. Francois-Pierre-Ami Argand was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the n...

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

male, deceased (1785)
Accidental death, From Metz, free, marais, physics, reims…montgolfierbrother
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier was a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation. His balloon crashed near Wi...
Jean-Pierre Blanchard

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

male, deceased (1809)
Aviation pioneer, Pilâtre de Rozier, ware, aviator, aviation, seine…montgolfierbrother
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (7 July 1753 - 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, most remembered a pioneer in aviation and ballooning. Blanchard made his...

Kryakutnoy

male
inventor, Russian, Balloonist, hot air balloon, montgolfierbrother, Aeronautics
Furvin Kryakutnoy was an early 18th century Russian inventor, who may have invented the hot air balloon fifty years before Montgolfier brothers. In...