Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a French manufacturer of balloons. His factory was in the Paris suburb Vaugirard. He also partic

Was a French manufacturer of balloons. His factory was in the Paris suburb Vaugirard. He also participated in ballooning himself and attained a number of 500 ascents. Lachambre supplied balloons to both the US Signal Corps [1] and the ill-fated arctic mission of S. A. Andrée in 1897. He worked together with the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, who in 1898 flew his first self-owned balloon.

Was a French sportsman, racing cyclist, pioneer aeroplane pilot and sporting motorist. He is best re

Was a French sportsman, racing cyclist, pioneer aeroplane pilot and sporting motorist. He is best remembered for his victory in the inaugural Monte Carlo Rally when he drove his Turcat-Méry from Paris to Monte Carlo, but he was also a regular competitor in both 'City to City' and Grand Prix races.[1][2][3][4][5] Throughout 1909 and 1910 he was a very successful competitor at Air shows and Grands Prix throughout Europe.[6]

Was a French furniture manufacturer who became well-known as an aircraft designer and builder.[2] Hi

Was a French furniture manufacturer who became well-known as an aircraft designer and builder.[2] His most famous design is the Flying Flea. Mignet started corresponding with Gustav Lilienthal (the brother of Otto Lilienthal) about aviation in 1911 when he was 18 years old.

Was a pilot in the first official airmail flight on February 18, 1911. The 23 year old Frenchman, in

Was a pilot in the first official airmail flight on February 18, 1911. The 23 year old Frenchman, in India for an airshow, delivered about 6,500 letters when he flew from Allahabad to Naini, about 10 kilometers away. He flew a Sommer biplane with about fifty horsepower (37 kW), and made the journey in thirteen minutes.

Was a Belgian sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 19

Was a Belgian sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the silver medal in the 6 metre class with the Belgian boat Zut. Twelve years later he was a crew member of the Belgian boat Antwerpia V, which w

Was one of the founders of Airbus and its first president.Following his appointment as assistant dir

Was one of the founders of Airbus and its first president.Following his appointment as assistant director of the Centre d’Essais en Vol (government flight test centre) in 1938, he fought for the French Resistance during the Second World War. In 1944 he wa

Was the second woman to climb Mont Blanc. Henriette d'Angeville was a descendant of a French aristoc

Was the second woman to climb Mont Blanc. Henriette d'Angeville was a descendant of a French aristocratic family. After the French Revolution, her father was imprisoned and her grandfather executed, and the family moved to Bugey in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Danish-born sea-captain who became world-famous in January 1952 when he stayed on his sinking

Was a Danish-born sea-captain who became world-famous in January 1952 when he stayed on his sinking freighter, the Flying Enterprise, for 13 days. It eventually sank less than 60 km from safe harbour at Falmouth, Cornwall in the United Kingdom, minutes after the Captain was forced to abandon ship.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a leading American rock climber and ice climber in the 1970s. Known by the nickname "Hot Henry",

Was a leading American rock climber and ice climber in the 1970s. Known by the nickname "Hot Henry", Barber was an advocate of clean climbing, a prolific first ascentionist and free soloist. He was one of the first American rock climbers to travel widely

Was an explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer. He established the Boston Museum of Sc

Was an explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer. He established the Boston Museum of Science, served as its director from 1939-1980, and from 1985 until his death served as its Honorary Director (a lifetime appointment).

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was one of the pioneers of Pyrenean exploration, known for his obsession with the Vignemale.He trave

Was one of the pioneers of Pyrenean exploration, known for his obsession with the Vignemale.He travelled to Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Irkutsk and Beijing, crossing the Gobi Desert twice and descending the Amur river. He stayed in Shanghai and Hong Kong, t

Was an English aviation engineer and aircraft designer.He worked at the Royal Aircraft Factory at Fa

Was an English aviation engineer and aircraft designer.He worked at the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough from 1912,[2] where he was the lead designer on the S.E.5 during the First World War. He also designed the Ruston Proctor Aerial Target, an anti-

Was a French aircraft industrialist.In 1919, he founded his own company Aviations Potez that between

Was a French aircraft industrialist.In 1919, he founded his own company Aviations Potez that between the wars built many planes and seaplanes in factories at that time considered the most modern in the world. He bought the Alessandro Anzani company in 192

Was an English aeronaut. He was the son of a naval officer, educated for the army, but became a dent

Was an English aeronaut. He was the son of a naval officer, educated for the army, but became a dentist. From a boy he had been greatly interested in ballooning, then in its infancy, but his own first ascent was not made until 1844.

Was a corporal and pilot in the Polish Air Force, and a captain of the anti-communist underground or

Was a corporal and pilot in the Polish Air Force, and a captain of the anti-communist underground organization NSZ.Henryk was the son of Emeryk and Maria (nee Raszyk). In 1919 the Flame family moved from Frysztat in Zaolzie to Czechowice-Dziedzice. He finished the local gimnazjum and the Technical School in Bielsko. In 1936 he volunteered for the army and began studying at the School for Cadets of the Airforce in Bydgoszcz, which he completed in 1939 with the rank of corporal-pilot. He was alloted to the 123th Fighter Squadron which was stationed in Kraków.

Is a yachtsman, sailing captain, and electrician. He was the first Pole to perform a single-handed n

Is a yachtsman, sailing captain, and electrician. He was the first Pole to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. He achieved it on the yacht Dar Przemysla.

Was a Polish-Australian aircraft designer and pilot[1].He was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of a u

Was a Polish-Australian aircraft designer and pilot[1].He was born in Warsaw, Poland, the son of a university professor whose family was descended from Baron Karol von Militzer. An ardent Polish patriot, Henry developed an early interest in aviation. In 1924 he won an aeromodelling competition with the prize being a flight over Warsaw, his home city. At age 14 he built a full-size glider and at 17 qualified as a glider pilot. After receiving a degree in aeronautical engineering he worked as a junior designer in the National Aviation Works (Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze) on the PZL.37 Los bomber project headed by Jerzy Dabrowski and later for the RWD company on the RWD-25 low-wing, fixed-wheels fighter project.

Was a British diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 190

Was a British diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 3 metre springboard competition after finishing third in his heat.

Was an Austrian author, geologist, journalist and climber.In 1933 Tichy travelled with a motorcycle

Was an Austrian author, geologist, journalist and climber.In 1933 Tichy travelled with a motorcycle from Austria to India. In 1935 he also travelled to the Kailash in Tibet.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Cleveland the grandson of inventor Herma

Was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Cleveland the grandson of inventor Herman Frasch and died in New York.