About Henri Dufaux
Lived 1879 – 1980 (aged 101). Henri Dufaux was a French and Swiss painter, aircraft pilot, inventor and artist.
Henri Dufaux (18 September 1879, Chens-sur-Léman – 25 December 1980, Geneva) was a French-Swiss painter.
Biography Henri Dufaux and his brother Armand (born 13 January 1883) were the sons of Frederic Dufaux and Baroness Noémie de Rochefort Luçay, whose father Henri Rochefort had taken refuge in Switzerland after escaping exile by Napoleon III. Henri studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and well as in Florence and Geneva. Armand studied mechanical engineering and together the brothers built a clip-on engine for a bicycle in 1898. They went on to design, invent, and patent motorcycle engines, mopeds, airplanes, and helicopters.
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Who was Henri Dufaux?
French-Swiss artist and aviation pioneer (1879-1980)
When was Henri Dufaux born?
Henri Dufaux was born on 18 September 1879 in Chens-sur-Léman.
When did Henri Dufaux die?
Henri Dufaux died on 25 December 1980 in Geneva.
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Henri Dufaux was a painter, aircraft pilot, inventor and artist.
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Henri Dufaux was French and Swiss.
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