Nadar

Nadar
Self-portrait of Nadar, c. 1860
Born	Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-04-05)5 April 1820 Paris, France
Died	20 March 1910(1910-03-20) (aged 89) Paris, France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery 48°51′36″N 2°23′46″E / 48.860°N 2.396°E / 48.860; 2.396
Occupations	Photographer caricaturist journalist novelist balloonist
Known for	Pioneer in photography
Children	Paul Nadar
Parent	Victor Tournachon (father)
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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910^[1]), known by the pseudonym 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. His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.