Alberto Santos-Dumont
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Alberto Santos-Dumont was a pioneering Brazilian aviation inventor and aeronautical engineer, celebrated for his early dirigible flights and contributions to the development of heavier-than-air aircraft in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alberto Santos-Dumont canonical | 4 |
| Santos-Dumont | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Brazilian person
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aeronautical engineer ⓘ aviation pioneer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| achievement |
first successful flight around the Eiffel Tower in a dirigible
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won the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize in 1901 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Santos Dumont Airport
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surface form:
Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro
Santos-Dumont Medal of Merit ⓘ Santos-Dumont municipality in Minas Gerais ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1873-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1932-07-23 ⓘ |
| designed |
Demoiselle monoplane
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Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft ⓘ Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century aviation ⓘ |
| familyName |
Alberto Santos-Dumont
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Santos-Dumont
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| fieldOfWork |
aeronautical engineering
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aerostatics ⓘ airship design ⓘ aviation ⓘ |
| fullName | Alberto Santos-Dumont self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Alberto ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft
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surface form:
Santos-Dumont 14-bis
Demoiselle monoplane ⓘ
surface form:
Santos-Dumont Demoiselle
Santos-Dumont No. 1 airship ⓘ Santos-Dumont No. 1 airship ⓘ
surface form:
Santos-Dumont No. 2 airship
Santos-Dumont No. 3 airship ⓘ Santos-Dumont No. 4 airship ⓘ Santos-Dumont No. 5 airship ⓘ Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible ⓘ
surface form:
Santos-Dumont No. 6 airship
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| honouredBy | Brazilian Air Force ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brazilian aviation culture
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early European aviation development ⓘ |
| knownAs | Father of Aviation in Brazil ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to fixed-wing aviation
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early development of heavier-than-air aircraft ⓘ pioneering dirigible flights in Paris ⓘ public demonstration flights in Europe ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
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airship designer ⓘ aviator ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| parentalBackground | son of a wealthy coffee plantation owner ⓘ |
| performed | public powered flight with 14-bis in 1906 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Palmira, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Guarujá
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surface form:
Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santos-Dumont
subject surface form:
Santos Dumont Airport
subject surface form:
Santos Dumont Airport