Jean-Pierre [François] Blanchard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer...

was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, and...

aeronauts, began experimenting with parachuting animals. The aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard parachuted dozens of animals from balloons during his career. On...

Pas-de-Calais. Historically, it was spelt Guisnes. On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, completed the first...

Jail in Philadelphia on January 9, 1793, by the French aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than...

contemporary opponents of Rosseau Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), French inventor and pioneer balloonist Jeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939), farmer and political...

rebel leader Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), a French inventor and aviation pioneer Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932–2007), a French actor Jean-Pierre Changeux...

This is a list of notable balloonists: Jean-Pierre Blanchard (French) and John Jeffries (American), first flight across the English Channel, 1785. Mercedes...

American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the English Channel. Born in Boston...

Andreani and two of its builders, the Gerli brothers. March 2, Jean-Pierre Blanchard makes his first flight in a hydrogen balloon. March 13 The first...