Guillermo Antonio Farini
Guillermo Antonio Farini was the pseudonym of William Leonard Hunt. Under this name, he was an aero inventor, who worked on parachutes, and filed patents in collaboration the British Thomas Scott Baldwin.[1] Hunt was Canadian, but lived and filed patents from several countries, including the U.S. and Britain. Since he did his aero work under the name Farini, which may have been his legal name at some point, we'll use that name for this page title.
The story is substantial. He may have legally changed his name to Farini. He called himself the Great Farini. He walked on a tightrope over Niagara Falls. Sources: [1], [2] [3], w:William Leonard Hunt, and [4]
He filed patents under the name Farini, but not under the name Hunt, giving a variety of addresses from various countries: [5], [6] [7], [8], [9]
This person had 0 publications and 2 patents in this database.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Guillermo Antonio Farini or William Leonard Hunt
- Patent GB-1888-10937 (English title: Parachute, Filing date: 1888)
- Patent FR-1888-194269 (English title: Perfected parachute, Filing date: 1888-11-22)
Sources
- Brewer and Alexander, 1893, Aeronautics, Aëronautics: an abridgement of aëronautical specifications filed at the Patent Office from A.D. 1815 to A.D. 1891. By Griffith Brewer and Patrick Y. Alexander Internet Archive p. 117
References
| Names | Guillermo Antonio Farini; William Leonard Hunt |
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| Countries | CA |
| Locations | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupations | tightrope walker, circus performer, explorer |
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| Birth date | 1838 |
| Death date | 1929 |
| Wikidata id | Q8014494 |
