Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Jacques Alexandre Bixio (November 20, 1808 – December 16, 1865) was a French doctor, balloonist, and politician of Italian origin.Bxio was born in Chiavari, Italy, and published a number of works relating to agriculture. He was the first minister of agriculture and commerce for Napoleon III of France, but is better remember as a scientific balloonist.On June 29, 1850, at 10.27 A.M., Bixio and Jean Augustin Barral made the first of two balloon ascents from the Paris Observatory in a balloon inflated with hydrogen. The first turned out poorly. MM. Bixio and Barral determined to ascend again and on July 27, 1850, they repeated the experiment. The ascent was remarkable on account of the extreme cold. Bixio died in Paris on December 16, 1865.. }
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- Jacques_Alexandre_Bixio abstract "Jacques Alexandre Bixio (November 20, 1808 – December 16, 1865) was a French doctor, balloonist, and politician of Italian origin.Bxio was born in Chiavari, Italy, and published a number of works relating to agriculture. He was the first minister of agriculture and commerce for Napoleon III of France, but is better remember as a scientific balloonist.On June 29, 1850, at 10.27 A.M., Bixio and Jean Augustin Barral made the first of two balloon ascents from the Paris Observatory in a balloon inflated with hydrogen. The first turned out poorly. MM. Bixio and Barral determined to ascend again and on July 27, 1850, they repeated the experiment. The ascent was remarkable on account of the extreme cold. Bixio died in Paris on December 16, 1865.".