# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/salomon-august-andree
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:19:31.969Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/salomon-august-andree"
name: "Salomon August Andrée"
slug: "salomon-august-andree"
description: "Salomon August Andrée, during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants."
tagline: "Swedish engineer, balloon pioneer and explorer (1854–1897)"
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birthDate: "1854-10-18"
deathDate: "1897"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump