| Birth: | Dec. 5, 1877
Lombardia, Italy | | Death: | Jul. 24, 1956
Basse-Normandie, France | 
Inventor. He was an Italian cyclist and motorcycle builder who invented the first lightweight engine for practical use in airplanes. His three-cylinder, air-cooled engine was used by aviator Louis Blériot in the first successful flight across the English Channel in 1909. He spent the majority of his life in France, but retained his Italian citizenship out of loyalty to his own country. The 1920s Italian car "Anzani" takes its name from the company that he founded. (bio by: amy7252)
Search Amazon for Alessandro Anzani | | | Burial:
Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien)
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Departement des Hauts-de-Seine
Ile-de-France, France |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: amy7252
Record added: Mar 25, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 13735017 |
|
|
|
|
(4.2 after 20 votes)
