Henry Roget
1893–1921 (age 28)
Biography
Henry Roget was a pioneering French aircraft pilot whose career coincided with the earliest days of aviation. As a pilot during the nascent period of powered flight, Roget represented the brave and innovative spirit of those who advanced aeronautical science in the early twentieth century.
Roget's contributions to aviation history, though his life was tragically brief, exemplified the courage required of early pilots. He was laid to rest in Père Lachaise Cemetery at the age of twenty-eight, remembered as one of the pioneers who helped establish France's distinguished aviation heritage.