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Francisque Arban

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French balloonist

FranceLived 1815 to 1849 · aged 34
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Francisque Arban, also known as Francesco Arban di Lione, was a French balloonist. In 1849, he was the first person to cross the Alps in a balloon, a feat not repeated until 1924. He disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea in 1849.

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Arban est recueilli par des pécheurs Italiens (1846) - Arban is rescued by Italian fishermen (1846), from a series of cards at the Library of CongressArban est recueilli par des pécheurs Italiens (1846) - Arban is rescued by Italian fishermen (1846), from a series of cards at the Library of Congress

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France
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deceased
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Lived 1815 to 1849 · aged 34
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