Piccard family
Swiss family of explorers and balloonists / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Piccard family are a Swiss family of adventurers, explorers and scientists. They collectively have broken several world records in exploration, particularly with balloons. The Star Trek character Jean-Luc Picard was named in honour of this family.[1][2]
Members include:
- Jules Piccard, a chemist and professor of chemistry
- Auguste Piccard, a physicist, aeronaut, balloonist, hydronaut
- Jacques Piccard, a hydronaut
- Bertrand Piccard, an aeronaut, psychiatrist and balloonist
- Jacques Piccard, a hydronaut
- Jean Felix Piccard, an organic chemist, aeronaut, and balloonist
- Jeannette Piccard, wife of Jean Felix, an aeronaut and balloonist
- Don Piccard, a balloonist
- Auguste Piccard, a physicist, aeronaut, balloonist, hydronaut