Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe, born Salomon Henry Deutsch, was a successful French petroleum businessman, and a supporter of early aviation. He sponsored a number of prizes to encourage the development
Deutsch c. 1903
Alfred Leblanc in airplane, being congratulated by Deutsch de la Meurthe, in Nancy, France after the Circuit de l'Est d'Aviation
Alberto Santos-Dumont circling the Eiffel Tower with the airship number 5 on 13 July 1901: This photograph is often erroneously identified as the airship number 6. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution (SI Neg. No. 85-3941).
Ecquevilly Buste d'Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe
Henri Farman was a British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman. Before dedicating himself to aviation he gained fame as a sportsman, specifically in c
Farman making the first cross-country flight accomplished with an aeroplane
Farman III at the Dominguez Field, Los Angeles 1910