Salomon August Andrée
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Salomon August Andrée (1854 - 1897)

Salomon August Andrée
Born in Gränna, Jönköping, Sverigemap
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Died at about age 42 in Vitön, Norgemap
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S A Andrée var en svensk patentingenjör, fysiker och polarforskare, känd för Andrées polarexpedition, ett misslyckat försök att 1897 nå Nordpolen med vätgasballong.

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Salomon August Andrée is Notable.

Salomon August Andrée (18 October 1854, Gränna, Småland – October 1897, Kvitøya, Arctic Norway), during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants.


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