Jacques-André Istel
Male, Person
1929 –
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Who is Jacques-André Istel?
Jacques-André Istel is a French-American recreational parachutist and investment banker widely responsible for popularizing parachuting in the United States. He is sometimes called "the father of American skydiving." He founded a city in southeastern California, which he named Felicity, and it is here that he founded the Museum of History in Granite.
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- Born
- 1929
France - Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Education
- Princeton University
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on July 23, 2013
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