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EarlierJenner First Smallpox Vaccination1796 CE
LaterBattle Of The Pyramids1798 CE
First Parachute Jump
1797 CE

André-Jacques Garnerin (French: [ɑ̃dʁeʒak ɡaʁn(ə)ʁɛ̃]; 31 January 1769 – 18 August 1823) was a French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute. He was appointed Official Aeronaut of France.

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