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Jean Henri Fabre was a French entomologist famous for his study of the anatomy and behaviour of insects. Largely self-taught, Fabre was appointed a teacher at the lycée of Carpentras, Fr. (1842), was made physics teacher at the lycée of Ajaccio, Corsica (1843–51), and was given a teaching position.
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Jean Henri Fabre by Nadar. Fabre was a popular teacher, physicist, chemist and botanist. However, he is probably best known for his findings in the field of entomology, the study of insects, and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology.
Henri Fabre (29 November 1882 – 30 June 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion. Henri Fabre was born into a prominent family of shipowners in the city of Marseille. He was educated in the Jesuit College of Marseilles where he undertook advanced studies in sciences.
Read the biography and fascinating works of Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre - a prominent French entomologist, who devoted his life to the study of insects.
Mar 28, 2012 · 1910: Henri Fabre makes the first successful seaplane flight at Martigues, near Marseilles, France. Fabre was not alone in seeking to build a plane that could take off from water, fly...
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Mar 28, 2020 · 28 March 1910: anniversary of the first successful powered seaplane flight. One hundred and ten years ago on 28 March 1910, Frenchman Henri Fabre achieved successful lift off of an aircraft not from the ground, but from the water, and also landed it back on the water – a first in the history of aviation.
May 23, 2018 · Fabre, Jean Henri. ( b. Saint-Léons, Aveyron, France 22 December 1823; d. Sérignan, Vaucluse, France, 11 October 1915) entomology, natural history. Fabre was the son of Antoine Fabre, an homme de chicane (a sort of law officer), and of Victorie Salgues. He began his studies at the parochial school of his native village, then continued them ...
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