1797-1798 depiction of Garnerin conducting a "voyage aérien" with "la citoyenne Henri"

Garnerin releases the balloon and descends with the help of a parachute, 1797. Citoyenne Henri (often called Citizen Henry in English was a woman who accompanied André-Jacques Garnerin on a trip by balloon on 8 July Illustration from the late 19th century.

André-Jacques Garnerin (January 31, 1769 - August 18, 1823) was the inventor of the frameless parachute. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. He was born in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

His early experiments were based on umbrella-shaped devices. He was captured by British troops during the first phase of the Napoleonic Wars 1792 - 1797, turned over to the Austrians and held a prisoner in Buda in Hungary for three years. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions

After his release, Garnerin was involved with the flight of hot air balloons. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology He carried out the first jump with a Silk parachute on October 22, 1797, jumping out of a balloon over Parc Monceau, Paris. Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Parc Monceau (/paʁk mɔ̃sɔ/ is a public park situated in the 8th Arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles Rue de Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city After a descent of 3,000 feet (900 m), he landed without injury in front of an admiring crowd. On October 3-4 1803, he covered a distance of 245 miles (395 km) between Paris and Clausen with his balloon. Clausen {IPA|'klauˀsən} is a Danish Patronymic Surname, literally meaning son of Claus, Claus being a German form of the Greek

His wife Jeanne-Geneviève was the first female parachutist; as no real material parachute can sustain its entire flight without some positive above-zero glide ratio, then for some, if not almost all of her descent was in a gliding parachute (subset of hang gliders) and thus she was the best candidate for being the first woman hang glider rider.

Garnerin died in a construction accident while making a balloon in Paris. He was hit by a beam.

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• Additional information on Garnerin