Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe

Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe
Deutsch c. 1903
Born
Salomon Henry Deutsch

25 September 1846
Paris, France
Died24 November 1919(1919-11-24) (aged 73)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPetroleum businessman
Alfred Leblanc in airplane, being congratulated by Deutsch de la Meurthe, in Nancy, France after the Circuit de l'Est d'Aviation

Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe (French: [ɑ̃ʁi døtsʃ də la mœʁt]; 25 September 1846 – 24 November 1919), born Salomon Henry Deutsch, was a successful French petroleum businessman (known as the "Oil King of Europe"[1]), and a supporter of early aviation. He sponsored a number of prizes to encourage the development of aviation technologies, including the Grand Prix d'Aviation and the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize.

  1. ^ Howard, Fred, Wilbur & Orville: A Biography, Dover Publications. Viewable online