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Robert Esnault-Pelterie

French aircraft and rocket pioneer (1881–1957)

Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ albɛʁ ʃaʁl eno pɛltəʁi]; 8 November 1881 – 6 December 1957) was a French aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist. He is referred to as being one of the founders of modern rocketry and astronautics, along with the Russian Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the Chinese Qian Xuesen, the Germans Hermann Oberth, Wernher von Braun and the American Robert H. Goddard.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Esnault-Pelterie (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 8, 1881, died Dec 6, 1957.¹

Companies

REP InternationalFounder¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedScience Faculty of Paris³

Career

Occupation: aircraft pilot, military flight engineer.⁷

Date not recordedFounded REP International⁴
Date not recordedFounded GIFAS⁵
Date not recordedPresident, Q99527507⁶

Personal life

BornNov 8, 1881, 9th arrondissement of Paris⁸
DiedDec 6, 1957, Paris⁹
CitizenshipFrance¹⁰

Awards

1976International Space Hall of Fame^{11 12}
1930Prix Jules Janssen¹¹
1921Officer of the Legion of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedGreat Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès¹¹

Sources

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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie on Wikidata
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WikipediaRobert Esnault-Pelterie on Wikipedia
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: Founded REP International, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: Founded GIFAS, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: President, Q99527507, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Esnault-Pelterie: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Las Vegas Optic
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WikidataREP International, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsRobert Esnault-Pelterie photo by Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain