Antoine Magnan, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Antoine Magnan

French scientist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1881

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1938

Profession: entomologist, aerospace engineer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Antoine Magnan (13 June 1881 – 5 March 1938) was a French zoologist and aeronautical engineer who studied the flight of insects and birds for possible lessons to apply to powered flight.
He is best known for a remark in his 1934 book Le Vol des Insectes ("Insect Flight") that insect flight was impossible.