Alberto Santos Dumont

January 10, 2024
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Alberto Santos Dumont
Full Name Alberto Santos Dumont
Occupation Pilot
Date Of Birth Jul 20, 1873(1873-07-20)
Age 151
Date Of Death July 23, 1932, Guarujá, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Birthplace Santos Dumont
Country Brazil
Horoscope Cancer

Alberto Santos Dumont Biography

Name Alberto Santos Dumont
Birthday Jul 20
Birth Year 1873
Place Of Birth Santos Dumont
Birth Country Brazil
Birth Sign Cancer
Parents Henrique Dumont, Francisca Dumont
Siblings Henrique Santos-Dumont, Sofia Santos-Dumont, MORE

Alberto Santos Dumont is one of the most popular and richest Pilot who was born on July 20, 1873 in Santos Dumont, Brazil. Brazilian aviator who flew hot air balloons, planes and dirigibles.

He was invited to meet Theodore Roosevelt.

He was a lifelong bachelor who was, at one point, so smitten with Aida de Acosta that he let her pilot his No. 9 airship.

Alberto Santos Dumont Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Pilot
House Living in own house.

Alberto Santos Dumont is one of the richest Pilot from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alberto Santos Dumont 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He spent his childhood driving steam tractors and locomotives on his family’s coffee plantation.

He was famous for his daring flights and received the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize for his 1901 flight around the Eiffel Tower.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 5 feet 0 inches

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Who is Alberto Santos Dumont Dating?

According to our records, Alberto Santos Dumont is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Alberto Santos Dumont’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Alberto Ranked on the list of most popular Pilot. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Alberto Santos Dumont celebrates birthday on July 20 of every year.

What was Alberto Santos-Dumont known for?

Alberto Santos-Dumont ( 20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was an important early pioneer of aviation. He was born, grew up, and died in Brazil. His contributions to aviation took place while he was living in Paris France. Santos-Dumont designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible balloons (i.e., airships).

Who invented the airplane the Wright brothers or Santos-Dumont?

Most aviation historians believe the Wright Brothers met the criteria to be considered the inventors of the first successful airplane before Santos- Dumont because the Wright Flyer was heavier-than-air, manned and powered, able to take off and land under its own power and controllable along three axes in order to avoid …

Did Alberto Santos-Dumont invent the plane?

14-bis, airplane designed, built, and first flown by the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont in 1906. In 1906 Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first significant flights of a powered airplane in Europe with his No. 14-bis.

What was Alberto Santos-Dumont first success with aviation?

1873 – 1932 Brazilian-born, French-educated Alberto Santos-Dumont achieved the first officially observed powered European flight on October 23, 1906, in France. By flying nearly 200 feet in the “14-bis,” he won the Deutsch- Archdeacon Prize of 3,000 francs for surpassing 25 meters (about 80 feet).

Why did Santos-Dumont commit suicide?

Diagnosed at 36 with multiple sclerosis , Santos-Dumont also became deeply depressed at the use of what he called his “babies” for aerial bombardment during World War I. Back in Brazil, with the days of his high life in Paris long gone, he committed suicide in 1932.

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