Jean Marie Le Bris

Jean Marie Le Bris
Portrait of Jean Marie Le Bris c.1965 by Henri Schneider
Born	(1817-03-25)25 March 1817 Concarneau, Brittany, France
Died	17 February 1872(1872-02-17) (aged 54) Douarnenez, Brittany, France
Citizenship	French
Known for	Design and construction of glider aircraft, development of flight control systems, first to successfully fly on board of a heavier-than-the-air glider aircraft.
Scientific career
Fields	Aviation, aeronautics, aeronautical engineering

Jean Marie Le Bris (25 March 1817, Concarneau – 17 February 1872, Douarnenez) was a French aviator, born in Concarneau, Brittany who built two glider aircraft and performed at least one flight on board of his first machine in late 1856. His name (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi lə bʁis]) is sometimes spelled Jean-Marie Le Bris, and he is also known as Yann Vari Ar Briz (Breton pronunciation: [jɑ̃n vari ar briz\s]) in Breton language.