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Death, the Montgolfier company. Both brothers were freemasons in Les Neuf Soeurs lodge in Paris. In 1799, Etienne de Montgolfier died on the way from Lyon to Annonay.
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (Annonay, 26 de agosto de 1740-Balaruc-les-Bains, 26 de junio de 1810) y Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (Annonay; 6 de enero de 1745-Serrières; 2 de agosto de 1799) fueron dos hermanos franceses conocidos por ser considerados los inventores del globo aerostático.
Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (respectively, born Aug. 26, 1740, Annonay, France—died June 26, 1810, Balaruc-les-Bains; born Jan. 6, 1745, Annonay, France—died Aug. 2, 1799, enroute from Lyon to Annonay) were French brothers who were pioneer developers of the hot-air balloon and who conducted the first untethered flights.
Sumérgete en esta fascinante historia y descubre cómo el ingenio y la determinación de los hermanos Montgolfier dieron lugar a una revolución en el mundo de la aviación. Aprenderás sobre los desafíos que enfrentaron, las lecciones que dejaron y el legado duradero que dejaron en la historia y cultura de la humanidad.
Joseph and Étienne were the twelfth and fifteenth children of Pierre Montgolfier (1700-1793), a wealthy paper manufacturer whose factories were located near Lyon in southern France. Joseph was largely self-educated. He tried the paper manufacturing business but had little success.
Died: Aug. 2, 1799, enroute from Lyon to Annonay. Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, miniature on ivory, late 18th century; in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris. (more)
Montgolfier Brothers, namely Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740 - 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (1745 - 1799) were the inventors of the first hot air balloon that safely carried people into the sky and back to earth. They were children of Pierre Montgolfier, paper manufacturer in Annonay, France, and Anne Duret who had sixteen children.
