Franz Reichelt
Franz Reichelt was an Austrian-born tailor and inventor, infamous for his tragic attempt to demonstrate a parachute he designed by jumping from the Eiffel Tower in 1912, which ended in his untimely death, symbolizing the risks associated with early aeronautical experimentation.
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Franz Reichelt parachuted from the Eiffel Tower in 1912.
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