Robert Emmet Odlum | |
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 Robert Emmet Odlum | |
| Born | August 31, 1851 Ogdensburg, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1885 (aged 33) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations | |
Robert Emmet Odlum (August 31, 1851 – May 19, 1885)[1] was an American swimming instructor. Odlum was the first person to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, and was killed doing so.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Odlum, Catherine (1885). The Life and Adventures of Prof. Robert Emmet Odlum, Containing an Account of his Splendid Natatorium at the National Capital. Gray and Clarkson.
- ^ "Odlum's Leap to Death". The New York Times. May 20, 1885. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ Soden, Garrett (2005). Defying Gravity: Land Divers, Roller Coasters, Gravity Bums, and the Human Obsession With Falling. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 79. ISBN 0-393-32656-X.
- ^ Prentzas, G. S. (2009). The Brooklyn Bridge. Infobase Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-60413-073-7.
- ^ Haw, Richard (2005). The Brooklyn Bridge: a cultural history. Rutgers University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8135-3587-6.