Salomon August Andrée - Leader of the Lost Balloon Expedition

A Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants.

 

(Wikipedia)

 

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