Jacques-etienne Montgolfier
Inventor
Co-inventor of the hot air balloon alongside his brother Joseph-Michel.
It was around 1777 that first plans to invent the balloon came to fruition.
He and his brother first introduced the balloon by public demonstration in June of 1783.
He was one of 16 total children born to Pierre Montgolfier and Anne Duret.
He worked alongside his brother Joseph-Michel Montgolfier to invent the Montgolfier hot air balloon.