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Nadar

French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910)
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Summary

Nadar was born on April 6, 1820[1], in rue Saint-Honoré[2]. He died on March 20, 1910[3], in avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], balloonist[6], cartoonist[7], caricaturist[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,777 views/month, #7,043 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: March 21, 1910[11]
  • Place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery[12], Grave of Nadar[13]
  • Father: Victor Tournachon[14]
  • Spouse: Ernestine Nadar[15]
  • Child: Paul Nadar[16]
  • Country of citizenship: France[17]
  • Native language: French[18]
  • Occupation: journalist[19], draftsperson[20], print collector[21], graphic artist[22]
  • Field of work: photography[23], caricature[24]
  • Employer: Le Charivari[25]
  • Educated at: Lycée Condorcet[26]
  • Notable work: Portrait photograph of Sarah Bernhardt[27]
  • Member of: Société d’encouragement pour la locomotion aérienne au moyen d’appareils plus lourds que l’air[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Genre: portrait[30]
  • Commons category: Nadar[31]
  • Given name: Félix[32]
  • Pseudonym: Nadar[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nadar[34]
  • Commons gallery: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon[35]
  • Work location: Paris[36]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[39]
  • Commons Creator page: Nadar[40]
  • Birth name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon[41]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Nadar include crowd control barrier[42]; prix Nadar Gens d'images[43], an art prize[44], in France[45], founded in 1955[46]; and Tournachon Peak[47], a mountain[48].

Why It Matters

Nadar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for him include crowd control barrier[42]; prix Nadar Gens d'images[43], an art prize[44], in France[45], founded in 1955[46]; and Tournachon Peak[47], a mountain[48].

FAQs

Where was Nadar born?

Nadar's place of birth was rue Saint-Honoré[2].

Where did Nadar die?

Nadar passed away in avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt[4].

Who were Nadar's parents?

Nadar's father was Victor Tournachon[14].

Who was Nadar married to?

Nadar's spouses include Ernestine Nadar[15].

What did Nadar do for work?

Nadar worked as a photographer[5], balloonist[6], cartoonist[7], caricaturist[8], and writer[9].

Where did Nadar go to school?

Nadar was educated at Lycée Condorcet[26].

Related Entities

Cleveland Museum of Art France J. Paul Getty Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée d'Orsay Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Vital records of Paris. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Vital records of Paris. archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . historia.fr. historia.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . lincei.it. lincei.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 65
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cv', '
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → SEK-ar4669915, SEK-ar10500871
    Child → Paul Nadar
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  3. 6w ago · Yousiphh · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Autoportrait de Félix Nadar - edit.jpg
    Child → Paul Nadar
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Nadar selfportrait.jpg"
  4. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Freetown
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  5. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican library vcba id → 495/268580, 495/171387
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  6. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0389090-Nadar-18201910
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  8. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niedersächsische personen id → 1042860041
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  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, balloonist, cartoonist +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  10. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Paul Nadar
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  11. 24w ago · Jzana · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Familysearch person id → MPLK-72V
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