James Templer (balloon aviator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Templer (balloon aviator)

British balloonist

Date of Birth: 27-May-1846

Place of Birth: Greenwich, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1924

Profession: military personnel, engineer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Colonel James Lethbridge Brooke Templer (27 May 1846 – 2 January 1924) was an early British military pioneer of balloons.
He was an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and Royal Engineers.
Templer set out a scientific foundation for British military ballooning.
In particular, he worked out routines for balloon handling, how to use hydrogen in cylinders and methods for training observers.