Jacques Cousteau

Born

June 11, 1910

Died

June 25, 1997 (aged 87)

Known as

zoologist, explorer, filmmaker, innovator, photographer, conservationist

Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries.

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