Nadar
Nadar | |
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Self-portrait, c. 1860 | |
| Born | Gaspard-Félix Tournachon 5 April 1820 |
| Died | 20 March 1910 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery 48°51′36″N 2°23′46″E / 48.860°N 2.396°E |
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| Known for | Pioneer in photography |
| Children | Paul Nadar |
| Father | Victor Tournachon |
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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ feliks tuʁnaʃɔ̃]; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar (pronounced [nadaʁ]) or Félix Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist, and proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs.
Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs. His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.