George de Bothezat

George de Bothezat
De Bothezat in 1905
Born7 June 1882
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[2]
Engineering career
Projectsde Bothezat helicopter

George de Bothezat (Romanian: Gheorghe Botezatu, Russian: Георгий Александрович Ботезат; 7 June 1882 – 1 February 1940) was a Romanian-Russian American[2] engineer, businessman, and pioneer of helicopter flight.

  1. ^ Leonard, John William; Downs, Winfield Scott; Lewis, M. M. (15 April 2019). "Who's who in Engineering". John W. Leonard Corporation. Retrieved 15 April 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c Dr. George de Bothezat death announcement in The New York Sun – February 1940