Felix tournachon nadar biography of michael

French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910)

For other uses, see Nadar (disambiguation).

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (French pronunciation:[ɡaspaʁfelikstuʁnaʃɔ̃]; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910^[1]), known by the pseudonym Nadar ([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.^[2]

Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs.

Felix tournachon nadar biography of michael

His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.

Life

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (also known as Nadar)^[3] was born in early April 1820 in Paris,^[4] though some sources state he was born in Lyon.

His father, Victor Tournachon, was a printer and bookseller. Nadar began to study medicine but quit for economic reasons after his father's death.^[5][4]

Nadar