George Valentin Bibescu

George Valentin Bibescu

George Valentin Bibescu (March 22, 1880, Bucharest – July 2, 1941, Bucharest) was a Romanian early aviation pioneer.

Prince George III Valentin Bibescu (Bibesco), nephew of Gheorghe Bibescu, domnitor (ruler) of Wallachia, was born in Bucharest. In 1902, he married Marthe Lucie Lahovary, who took the name Marthe Bibesco. They had one daughter, Valentina, born 27 August 1903. In 1912, he gave his wife as a present the Mogoşoaia Palace.

Bibescu had an early interest in aviation; he flew a balloon named "Romania" brought from France 1905. Later he tried to teach himself how to fly a Voisin airplane, also brought from France, but without success. After Louis Blériot's demonstrative flight in Bucharest on October 18, 1909, he went to Paris and enrolled in Blériot's school in Pau. On January 23, 1910, he obtained the International Pilot License number 20.

After returning from France, Bibescu organized the Cotroceni Piloting School in Bucharest where Mircea Zorileanu and Nicolae Capşa were licensed. On May 5, 1912, he founded the Romanian National Aeronautic League.

He was instrumental in founding the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Between 1927 and 1930, he was vice-president, and between 1930 and 1941 president of the FAI.

He was co-founder of the Romanian Automobile Club (1901), and of the Romanian Olympic Committee (1914). Romania was among the first 6 nations in the world to organize car races. In 1904, he won the Bucharest-Giurgiu-Bucharest auto race, with an average hourly speed of 66 km/h. In 1905, motorists George Valentin Bibescu, Leon Leonida, and Mihai Ferekide, accompanied by Marthe Bibesco, Maria Ferekide, and Claude Anet, made the first automobile trip to Persia, leaving from Galaţi and reaching Ispahan. The trip is described by the French writer Claude Anet in his book, "La Perse en automobile à travers la Russie et le Caucase (Les Roses d'Ispahan)".

References

* [http://www.earlyaviators.com/ebibescu.htm "George Valentin Bibescu 1880-1941"] , at EarlyAviators
* [http://www.airclub.rdsnet.ro/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=16 "George Valentin Bibescu, first Romanian airman"] , Aeroclubul României
* [http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4582/sport.htm "First races"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rumänisches Fliegerkorps — Kokarde der rumänischen Flugzeuge 1916/17 Die rumänische Fliegertruppe, eigentlich Königlich Rumänisches Fliegerkorps (Corpul de Aviație Român), reicht in seiner Geschichte bis 1909 zurück. Es nahm am Zweiten Balkankrieg und am Ersten Weltkrieg… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Corpul de Aviaţie Român — Kokarde der rumänischen Flugzeuge 1916/17 Die rumänische Fliegertruppe, eigentlich Königlich Rumänisches Fliegerkorps (Corpul de Aviaţie Român), reicht in seiner Geschichte bis 1909 zurück. Es nahm am Dritten Balkankrieg und am Ersten Weltkrieg… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rumänische Fliegertruppe — Kokarde der rumänischen Flugzeuge 1916/17 Die rumänische Fliegertruppe, eigentlich Königlich Rumänisches Fliegerkorps (Corpul de Aviaţie Român), reicht in seiner Geschichte bis 1909 zurück. Es nahm am Dritten Balkankrieg und am Ersten Weltkrieg… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mihail Sadoveanu — Sadoveanu redirects here. For other persons of the same name, see Sadoveanu (surname). Mihail Sadoveanu Sadoveanu in 1929, portrait by Ştefan Dimitrescu Born November 5, 1880( …   Wikipedia

  • List of Freemasons — This is a list of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation which exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement, while others have not made… …   Wikipedia

  • N. D. Cocea — Nicolae Dumitru (N. D.) Cocea Late 1930s photograph of Cocea Born November 29, 1880(1880 11 29) Bârlad Died February 1, 1949( …   Wikipedia

  • Marthe Bibesco — Marthe Bibesco, 1911 Giovanni Boldini Marthe Bibesco, versión francesa de Marta Bibescu, nacida Marta Lucia o Marthe Lucie Lahovary (también escrito Lahovari) (Bucarest, 28 de enero de 1886 París, 28 de noviembre de 1973) era una escritora …   Wikipedia Español

  • Freemasonry in Romania — The beginnings of Freemasonry in the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (which would unite to form Romania in 1859) date to the 18th century and the activities of the humanist scholar Anton Maria del Chiaro, secretary to voivodes… …   Wikipedia

  • Aviation in Romania — Romania has a rich tradition in the aviation field. At the beginning of the 20th century, flight pioneers like Aurel Vlaicu, Traian Vuia and George Valentin Bibescu brought important contributions to early aviation history, building revolutionary …   Wikipedia

  • Gheorghe Bănciulescu — Infobox Aviator name=Gheorghe Bănciulescu lived=December 28 1898 ndash; April 12 1935 image size= caption= full name=Gheorghe Bănciulescu place of birth=Iaşi, Romania nationality=Romanian place of death=Egypt cause of death= spouse= relatives=… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”