Bartolomeu de Gusmão
Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (December 1685 – 18 November 1724) was a Colonial Brazilian priest and naturalist who was a pioneer of lighter-than-air airship design. He is also one of the main characters in Nobel Prize-winning José Saramago's Baltasar and Blimunda.
Bartolomeu de Gusmão | |
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Portrait of Bartolomeu de Gusmão by Benedito Calixto | |
| Born | December 1685 Santos, São Paulo, Colonial Brazil |
| Died | 18 November 1724 (aged 38) Toledo, Spain |
| Known for | Airship design |
| Notable work | Passarola |
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