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Henry de La Vaulx

Henry de La Vaulx
Head and shoulders black and white image of Comte Henry de La Vaulx in a suit
Full name Comte Henry de La Vaulx
Born (1870-04-02)2 April 1870
Bierville, France
Died 18 April 1930(1930-04-18) (aged 60)
New York state
Cause of death accident in New York state
Resting place Castle Rozoy-Bellevalle.
48°55′25″N 3°27′22″E / 48.923611°N 3.456111°E / 48.923611; 3.456111
Monuments
File:Tombe-La Vaulx.jpg
Nationality French
Aviation career
Known for cofounder of Aero Club of France, 1898;
cofounder of FAI, 1905
Famous flights 1900 ballooning distance record
Awards Grand Medal of the Aero Club of France, 1900

Henry de La Vaulx (1870–1930), was a balloonist, author, and cofounder of major French and international aeronautical associations.

He was born in Bierville, France on April 2, 1870.

From March 1896 to May 1897 he stayed with native tribes in Patagonia, and later wrote a book about this experience.

In 1898, he co-founded the Aero Club of France with Ernest Archdeacon, Léon Serpollet, Henri de la Valette, Jules Verne, Honorine de Viane Morel Verne, André Michelin, Albert de Dion, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe.

On Oct 9, 1900 he and a companion set a distance record in a balloon traveling 1200 miles from Vincennes, France to Korostishev near Kiev, Ukraine in 35.75 hours. Also in 1900 he received the Grand Medal of the Aero Club of France for exceptional contributions to the progress of aviation.

In 1905 he cofounded and became a director of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). The FAI now awards the De la Vaulx Medal, named for him. He visited the United States several times for ballooning ventures and the New York Times described him as one of the "most successful and daring balloonists in the world."

He developed airships for the Zodiac company.

He published a dozen books, mostly on aviation.

He lived in the castle Rozoy-Bellevalle.

He died on a demonstration flight between Albany and New York City on April 18, 1930 and was buried in the Rozoy-Bellevalle cemetery.


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