Paulhan, Louis 1883 - 1963

French aviation pioneer, born Isidore Auguste Marie Louis Paulhan, in 1883. Paulhan was credited with bringing aviation to London in 1909, and is best known for winning the Daily Mail aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester in 1910.

Paulhan died in 1963 at St Jean de Luz, France, at the age of 79.