Hermann Lattemann

Hermann Lattemann (September 14 1852, Gebhardshagen near Braunschweig - June 17 1894, Krefeld) was a German balloon pilot and inventor who experimented with an early prototype of a parachute.

Together with his wife Käthe Paulus, Lattemann designed a parachute prototype in an attempt to make balloon flights safer. The main invention was to have parachutes folded and packed in bags.

Lattemann died during a test. His parachute failed to open, although his wife's parachute did open, when they both jumped out of a balloon named "Fin de Siècle".

External links

* [http://www.apf.asn.au/history.aspx History of parachute mentioning Lattemann's work]