Aurel Vlaicu

Aurel Vlaicu
Born
Aurel Vlaicu

(1882-11-19)19 November 1882
Bencenc, Kingdom of Hungary (Binținți, now part of Geoagiu, Romania)
Died13 September 1913(1913-09-13) (aged 30)
Cause of deathPlane crash
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
44°24′13.79″N 26°5′59.11″E / 44.4038306°N 26.0997528°E / 44.4038306; 26.0997528
NationalityRomanian
Alma materBudapest University of Technology and Economics
Technische Universität München
Occupations
  • Engineer
  • inventor
  • aviator
Known forPioneer of Romanian and world aviation
Parent(s)Dumitru Vlaicu (father)
Ana (mother)
Awards

Aurel Vlaicu (Romanian pronunciation: [a.uˈrel ˈvlajku] ; 19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor, and early pilot.