George de Bothezat

George de Bothezat (Romanian: Gheorghe Botezatu, Russian: Георгий Александрович Ботезат; 7 June 1882 – 1 February 1940) was a Romanian-Russian American engineer, businessman, and pioneer of helicopter flight.

George de Bothezat
George de Bothezat in 1905
Born7 June 1882
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died1 February 1940(1940-02-01) (aged 57)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityRussian Empire, United States
EducationKharkov Polytechnic Institute
University of Paris
OccupationEngineer
SpouseJulia Ramsay Hilton
Engineering career
Projectsde Bothezat helicopter
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