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Jacques P. Schneider (25 July 1879 – 1 May 1928) was the French financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, who created the Schneider Trophy. ==Life== Jacques P. Schneider was born near Paris in 25 July 1879. His father was Paul Henry Schneider (1841-1916), and his grandfather was Adolphe Schneider (1802-1845), founder of ''Société Schneider et Cie''. Jacques Schneider was trained as an engineer at the ''Ecole des Mines''. He was the wealthy heir to an industrial empire based on metallurgy and armament manufacturing, which had prospered with the development of railways, iron ships and modern weapons such as machine guns, tanks and artillery. He married Françoise Bourlon de Rouvre (1885-1931), daughter of Charles Bourlon de Rouvre. They had two daughters: Monique (1908-1995), who married her cousin Étienne de Ganay (1899-1990), whose descendants Étienne et Monique de Ganay were part of the expedition of ''La Korrigane'', and Louise-Charlotte (14 July 1912 - 29 May 2012), co-founder of the Maison d'Ananie. Schneider had a taste for adventure, and took in turn to racing hydroplane boats, ballooning and piloting early airplanes. He became a balloon pilot with the AéroClub de France in 1908. He set a high altitude record in ballooning, at . His interest in engine powered heavier-than-air flights started when he saw Wilbur Wright performing a flight demonstration in Le Mans in August 1908. In 1911 he was given airplane pilot certificate number 409. At this time airplanes were lightly built of wood and canvas, and easily damaged. Forced to abandon flying after a severe accident, he became a constant financial supporter of various flight contests. Jacques Schneider was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. The Schneider arms business was driven into bankruptcy after the war, and Schneider was reduced to poverty. Jacques Schneider died on 1 May 1928 at Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacques Schneider」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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