Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier

1745 – 1799 France

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Who was Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier?

French inventor, younger of the 18th-century Montgolfier brothers (1745–1799)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

January 6, 1745

Died

1799

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

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