Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe
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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 of aviation technologies, including the Grand Prix d'Aviation and the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize.
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
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).
Image: Ecquevilly Buste d'Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe
Ernest Archdeacon
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Ernest Archdeacon was a French lawyer and aviation pioneer before the First World War. He made his first balloon flight at the age of 20. He commissioned a copy of the 1902 Wright No. 3 glider but had only limited success. He was regarded as France's foremost promoter and sponsor of aviation, offering prizes, commissioning designs, and organising tests and events.
Archdeacon in the 1890s
Archdeacon's 'Aéro-Moto-Cyclette', September 1906
Archdeacon in Farman's Voisin Biplane in May 1908