Gabriel de La Landelle
Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle was a French naval officer, journalist, and writer, a seafaring novelist, and author of other maritime works. He was also one of the pioneers of aeronautics. He served in the navy and authored several novels that depict maritime customs and naval warfare.
Career
His project for the steam helicopter served as inspiration for Jules Verne's engine in his novel Robur le Conquérant.He was also involved with aeronautics. Nadar, who had been enthusiastic about aviation since 1858, founded the together with Gabriel de La Landelle in 1863 and began building a giant balloon, aptly named Le Géant. Its first flight took place in Paris on 4 October 1863, with 13 people on board, including Jules Verne.
Selected publications
- Aviation ou navigation aérienne. Paris 1863
- La Société d'encouragement de la locomotion aérienne: Au moyen d'appareils plus lourds que l'air. Rapport du Conseil d'adminstration pour les années 1864, 1865, 1866. Paris: J. Claye. 1865-7
- La Gorgone
- Frise-Poulet
- Couronne navale
- Haine à bord
- Les Marins
- Les Passagères. Roman maritime.
- Les deux routes de la vie
- Falkar le rouge.
- La Frégate l'Introuvable
- Les cousines de l'Introuvable
- Les Enfants de Ravinol et le Siège de Lyon
- Réponse à la note sur l'état des forces navales de la France
- Le Langage des marins