Arthur Batut
Illustration — Arthur Batut, self-portrait Arthur Batut (9 February 1846 – 19 January 1918) was a French photographer and pioneer of aerial photography.
Arthur Batut
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- Born
- 1846 · Castres.
- Died
- 1918 · Labruguière.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Arthur Batut, self-portrait Arthur Batut (9 February 1846 – 19 January 1918) was a French photographer and pioneer of aerial photography.
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• Illustration — Labruguière, 1889 Batut was born in 1846 in Castres, and developed interest in history, archeology and photography. His book on kite aerial photography appeared in 1890 and contained an aerial photograph taken in 1889 from a kite over Labruguière, where he spent most his life until he died there in 1918. It is believed that in 1887 or 1888 he was the first to use this method successfully. At the time, kite aerial photography had potential applications for aerial reconnaissance, but also for agriculture and archeology. The first aerial photographs had been taken by Nadar from a balloon in 1858. The use of unmanned kites promised obvious advantages in a military setting. Inspired by Francis Galton, he also produced composite photographs combining portraits of multiple people onto one plate.
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1846
Arthur Batut born at Castres.
1918
Arthur Batut died at Labruguière.
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La Photographie Aérienne Par Cerf Volant Batut Arthur (1890) — Internet Archive
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- 1.La photographie aérienne par cerf-volant. Gauthier-Villars et fils. 74. 1890.
- 2.Espace photographique Arthur Batut.
- 3.Le Cerf-voliste Arthur Batut, créateur de la photographie aérienne automatique et la photographie aérienne. Palet. 1954.
- 4.Castres : le musée Jaurès. Le Monde. 24 septembre 1954 lire en.
- 5.Arthur Batut, fotógrafo, 1846-1918. Universitat de València. 2001. 84-370-4943-1.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Les enfants d'Eole. Editions Armine Edi-culture. 1994. 978-2-910331-03-0.
- L'aérophotographie par cerf-volant. Éditions KAPWA foundation. 1995. 978-2-9600048-2-3.
- Rémy Cazals, « Arthur Batut », in Patrick Cabanel et André Encrevé (dir.), Dictionnaire biographique des protestants français de 1787 à nos jours, tome 1 : A-C, Les Éditions de Paris Max Chaleil, Paris, 2015,
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- Labruguière, berceau de l'aérophotographie par cerf-volant. Éditions Midi-France Communication. 1988. 978-2-87701-007-8.
- Vu du Ciel/ Eye in the Sky (ouvrage bilingue Français/Anglais). SERAHL éditeur. 1999. 978-2-9514713-0-6.
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