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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.

Nader

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]