Jules Léotard

Jules Léotard
Born
Jules Léotard

1 August 1838
Toulouse, France
Died16 August 1870 (aged 32)
Toulouse, France
Known forTrapeze
Acrobatics

Jules Léotard (French: [leɔtaʁ]; 1 August 1838 – 16 August 1870) was a French acrobatic performer and aerialist who developed the art of trapeze. He also created and popularized the one-piece gym wear that now bears his name and inspired the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze", sung by George Leybourne.

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