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"Pierre Romain" redirects here. For the French Member of the European Parliament, see Pierre-Romain Thionnet.

French pioneer balloonist (1754–1785)

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃fʁɑ̃swapilɑtʁdəʁozje]) (30 March 1754 – 15 June 1785) was a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation.

He made the first manned free balloon flight with François Laurent d'Arlandes on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon. He later died when his balloon crashed near Wimereux in the Pas-de-Calais during an attempt to fly across the English Channel.

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He and his companion Pierre Romain thus became the first known fatalities in an air crash.

Early life

He was born in Metz, the third son of Magdeleine Wilmard and Mathurin Pilastre, known as "de Rozier", a former soldier who became an innkeeper.

His interests in the chemistry of drugs had been awakened in the military hospital of Metz, an