Raymond Orteig
Raymond Désiré Orteig (born January 29, 1870 in Louvie-Juzon , Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau ; † June 6, 1939 in New York City , New York ) was a Parisian hotelier, who in 1919 received the sum of 25,000 US dollars as the prize for the first flight across the Atlantic (New York - Paris). This “ Orteig Prize ” was continued in the X Prize .
Web link
- Raymond Orteig in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Orteig, Raymond |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orteig, Raymond Désiré |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1870 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Louvie-Juzon |
DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1939 |
Place of death | New York City |