Jacques P Schneider was the French financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, who created the Schneider Trophy.
11 Facts About Jacques Schneider
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Jacques P Schneider was born near Paris on 25 July 1879.
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Jacques Schneider's father was Paul Henry Schneider, and his grandfather was Adolphe Schneider, founder of Societe Schneider et Cie.
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Jacques Schneider was trained as an engineer at the Ecole des Mines.
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Jacques Schneider was the wealthy heir to an industrial empire based on metallurgy and armament manufacturing, which had prospered with the development of railways, iron ships and modern weapons such as machine guns, tanks and artillery.
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Jacques Schneider married Francoise Bourlon de Rouvre, daughter of Charles Bourlon de Rouvre.
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Jacques Schneider became a balloon pilot with the Aero-Club de France in 1908.
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Jacques Schneider set a high altitude record in ballooning, at 10,081 metres.
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Jacques Schneider was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
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Jacques Schneider died on 1 May 1928 at Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the French Riviera.
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Jacques Schneider thought that seaplanes had a great future since so much of the Earth is covered by water, which could be used for takeoff by large, heavy aircraft without the need to build runways.