Benoît Rouquayrol
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Benoît Rouquayrol (1826-1875) was a French inventor. Along with Auguste Denayrouze, Rouquayrol invented a diving suit and breathing apparatus.
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![A Rouquayrol-Denayrouze diving apparatus, in which air is pumped from the surface into a barrel-shaped reservoir, and then passes through the pressure-regulator built into the helmet.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Dykeri%2C_fig_6%2C_Nordisk_familjebok.png/500px-Dykeri%2C_fig_6%2C_Nordisk_familjebok.png)
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FranceCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1826 to 1875 · aged 49
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