Aurel Vlaicu

Aurel Vlaicu
Aurel Vlaicu
Born	Aurel Vlaicu; 19 November 1882; Binținți, Austria-Hungary (now part of Geoagiu, Romania)
Died	13 September 1913 (aged 30); Bănești, Kingdom of Romania
Cause of death	plane crash
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest; 44°24′13.79″N 26°5′59.11″E / 44.4038306°N 26.0997528°E
Nationality	Romanian
Alma mater	Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Technische Universität München
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor, aviator
Known for	Pioneer of Romanian and world aviation
Parent(s)	Dumitru Vlaicu (father); Ana (mother)
Awards	Gheorghe Lazăr prize of the Romanian Academy (1910); Order of the Star of Romania (1911); Military Virtue Medal (1913);

Aurel Vlaicu (Romanian pronunciation: [a.uˈrel ˈvlajku] ^ⓘ; 19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor, and early pilot.^[3]^[4]

^ Gheorghiu, Constantin C. (1960). Aurel Vlaicu, Un precursor al aviatiei romanesti [Aurel Vlaicu, A precursor of Romanian Aviation] (in Romanian) (1st ed.).
^ Pârlog, Nicu (19 July 2010). "Aurel Vlaicu – Icar deasupra Carpaților". www.descopera.ro (in Romanian).
^ Ralph S. Cooper, D.V.M. "Aurel Vlaicu". Earlyaviators.com. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
^ Gheorghiu, 1960

[1] Gheorghiu, Constantin C. (1960). Aurel Vlaicu, Un precursor al aviatiei romanesti [Aurel Vlaicu, A precursor of Romanian Aviation] (in Romanian) (1st ed.).

[2] Pârlog, Nicu (19 July 2010). "Aurel Vlaicu – Icar deasupra Carpaților". www.descopera.ro (in Romanian).

[3] Ralph S. Cooper, D.V.M. "Aurel Vlaicu". Earlyaviators.com. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

[Gheorghiu,_1960-4] Gheorghiu, 1960

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Aurel Vlaicu

Born	Aurel Vlaicu (1882-11-19)19 November 1882 Binținți, Austria-Hungary (now part of Geoagiu, Romania)
Died	13 September 1913(1913-09-13) (aged 30) Bănești, Kingdom of Romania
Cause of death	plane crash^[1]
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest 44°24′13.79″N 26°5′59.11″E / 44.4038306°N 26.0997528°E / 44.4038306; 26.0997528
Nationality	Romanian
Alma mater	Budapest University of Technology and Economics Technische Universität München
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor, aviator
Known for	Pioneer of Romanian and world aviation
Parent(s)	Dumitru Vlaicu (father)^[2] Ana (mother)
Awards	Gheorghe Lazăr prize of the Romanian Academy (1910) Order of the Star of Romania (1911) Military Virtue Medal (1913)