Garnerin

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Garnerin is the family name of the following people:

  • André-Jacques Garnerin (1769–1823), inventor of the parachute
  • Elise Garnerin , André-Jacques Garnerin's niece and, as a member of his aerial acrobat troupe, balloonist, aerialist and parachutist

See also:

  • Garnerin Point , headland on the Danco coast of West Antarctic Graham Land