Assen Jordanoff
Assen Jordanoff ( Bulgarian Асен Йорданов , Assen Jordanow ; born September 2, 1896 in Sofia , † October 19, 1967 in White Plains , New York ) was a Bulgarian-American aviation pioneer.
Particularly well-known are the flight manuals he wrote and illustrated with many infographics by the manufacturers Curtiss-Wright , Boeing , Lockheed , North American , Consolidated , Chance Vought , Douglas and Piper .
Life
Jordanoff came from a wealthy Bulgarian family. At the age of 16, he built his first glider in 1912. At the age of 17 he took part in the First Balkan War as a volunteer . In 1915 he built the first airplane in Bulgaria.
In 1921 he went to the USA without knowing any English. In 1932 he wrote the book "Flying and how to do it!". "Your Wings" (1936), "Through the Overcast" (1938), "Safety in Flight" (1941) and "Jordanoff's Illustrated Aviation Dictionary" (1942) followed in the following years. At the end of the Second World War Jordanoff was head of a graphic designer and journalist's office with over 200 employees.
Jordanoff Bay in Antarctica has been named in his honor since 2009 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Illustrated Aviation Books By Assen Jordanoff , March 5, 2013
- ↑ Learning the dream of flying ( Memento from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) at Information Design Augsburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jordanoff, Assen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordanow, Assen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian-American aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sofia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1967 |
| Place of death | White Plains , New York |