EXPLORER

Sophie Blanchard

1778 - 1819

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Sophie Blanchard (French pronunciation: [sɔfi blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 25 March 1778 – 6 July 1819), commonly referred to as Madame Blanchard, was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, and after her husband's death she continued ballooning, making more than 60 ascents. Known throughout Europe for her ballooning exploits, Blanchard entertained Napoleon Bonaparte, who promoted her to the role of "Aeronaut of the Official Festivals", replacing André-Jacques Garnerin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophie Blanchard has received more than 331,900 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sophie Blanchard is the 186th most popular explorer (down from 157th in 2019), the 2,273rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,992nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Explorer.

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  • 3.04

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Sophie Blanchard ranks 186 out of 498. Before her are Gerónimo de Aguilar, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, William Parry, Fernão do Pó, and René Caillié. After her are Nikolai Rezanov, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Aleksandra Potanina, Jimmie Angel, Alexander Mackenzie, and Bartolomeu Perestrello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1778, Sophie Blanchard ranks 24. Before her are Kittur Chennamma, Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Carl Ludvig Engel, Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Beau Brummell, and Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After her are Augustinos Kapodistrias, Sigismund von Neukomm, Honoré V, Prince of Monaco, Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, and Joseph Lancaster. Among people deceased in 1819, Sophie Blanchard ranks 15. Before her are Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, August von Kotzebue, Erik Acharius, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne. After her are Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Bodawpaya, Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Abbé Faria, Alexander Tormasov, and Johann Peter Beaulieu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sophie Blanchard ranks 2,273 out of 6,770. Before her are Joséphin Péladan (1858), Yann Tiersen (1970), Bernard Collomb (1930), Julien Gracq (1910), Roland Petit (1924), and Matthieu Ricard (1946). After her are Guy Marchand (1937), Jean-François Le Sueur (1760), Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1771), Hugo Lloris (1986), Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784), and Jean Behra (1921).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Sophie Blanchard ranks 17. Before her are Jean Chardin (1643), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), Henri Mouhot (1826), Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (1757), and René Caillié (1799). After her are Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605), Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867), André Thevet (1516), Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon (1510), Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734), and Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658).

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