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19 March 1742: the eccentric Marquis of Bacqueville, the flying man

This week, let’s look at the story of a colorful character who has the particularity of being the very first French bird-man.   REVERIES OF THE SOLITARY GLIDER Jean-François Boyvin de Bonnetot was born in 1688 in Bacqueville-en-Caux, the place from which he took his title as a marquis. Much more than for this title, however, this General Officer, First President of the Chamber of Accounts, quickly distinguished himself for his decidedly fanciful attitude and ambitions… He

2022.03.14