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Signature of Alberto Santos-Dumont

Alberto Santos-Dumont

Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932)

† 1932 · Artists · Scientist in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 46 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Metropolitan Museum of Art
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Alberto Santos-Dumont was born on July 20, 1873 in Santos Dumont and died on July 23, 1932 in Guarujá, aged 59. Recorded occupations: aircraft pilot, balloonist, scientist and inventor. Country of citizenship: Brazil and France. Educated at Colégio Culto à Ciência. Honours include Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Grande médaille de l'Aéro-Club de France, Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria. Member of Brazilian Academy of Letters.

At a glance
Born
July 20, 1873 · Santos Dumont
Died
July 23, 1932 · Guarujá
Age at death
59
Citizenship
Brazil, France
Occupations
aircraft pilot, balloonist, scientist, inventor
Education
Colégio Culto à Ciência
Honours
Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Grande médaille de l'Aéro-Club de France, Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria
Wikipedia editions
46 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Alberto Santos-Dumont's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; scientist deceased since 1932 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 1 major museum.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q313211 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Alberto Santos-Dumont on Wikipedia.

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