Jean Marie Joseph Coutelle

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"Le colonel Coutelle, chef des aerostiers en 1794."
"Commander Coutelle during the siege of Mainz (1795)"

Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle (born January 3, 1748 in Le Mans , † March 20, 1835 in the 11th arrondissement of Paris ) was one of the scientists who were members of the Commission des sciences et des arts on the Egyptian expedition under the command of Napoléon Bonaparte participated.

Through his acquaintance with the physicist Charles Alexandre , he dealt with the experiences of the Montgolfier brothers and their balloons . With the Convention for the Manufacture of Balloons for the Armies of the Republic, dated April 2, 1794, he became the captain of the first officer in aviation.

With his captive balloon he took part in the battle of Fleurus (1794) and the siege of Mainz (1794–1795) .

Against this background, Coutelle's participation in the expedition in Egypt can be seen. There he could not use his skills because his airship, which was equipped with his material, was destroyed by fire.

On January 17, 1805 he became a member of the Legion of Honor, and on June 28, 1809 he was made Knight of the Empire.

His grave, which was restored in 2004 by the "Souvenir français", is in the eleventh section of the Père-Lachaise cemetery .

In 1913 the airship "Commandant Coutelle" was named after him.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ L. Blesson, From the air balls as a means of reconnaissance in war In: Journal for Art, Science, and History of War , Volume 12, editors: C. v. Decker, F. v. Ciriacy, L. Blesson; with Ernst Siegfried Mittler, Berlin, Posen and Bromberg, 1828, pp. 271–281

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SURNAME Coutelle, Jean Marie Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coutelle, Jean-Marie-Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French scientist and captain
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1748
PLACE OF BIRTH Le Mans
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1835
Place of death Paris