1877 - 1953
Richard Pearse New Zealander Inventor
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New Zealander Inventor Richard Pearse was born Richard William Pearse on 3rd December, 1877 in Temuka, New Zealand and passed away on 29th Jul 1953 Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand aged 75. He is most remembered for 1st man to fly in New Zealand. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
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| First Name |
Richard
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| Middle Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Pearse
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| Full Name at Birth |
Richard William Pearse
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| Alternative Name |
Bamboo Dick, Mad Dick
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| Birthday |
3rd December, 1877
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| Birthplace |
Temuka, New Zealand
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| Died |
29th July, 1953
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| Place of Death |
Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
New Zealander
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| High School |
Temuka High School, New Zealand
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| Occupation Text |
Inventor, Aviator
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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| Claim to Fame |
1st man to fly in New Zealand
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| Father |
Digory Sargent Pearse (father)
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| Mother |
Sarah Ann Brown (mother)
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| Brother |
Warne Pearse (brother) (farmer)
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| Sister |
Margaret Pearse (sister), Ruth Pearse (sister), Florence Pearse (sister)
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Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward claimed that Pearse flew and landed a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew. Documentary evidence for these claims remains open to interpretation and dispute, and Pearse himself never made such claims. In a newspaper interview in 1909, he said he did not "attempt anything practical ... until 1904".
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