Jerome S. Fanciulli

Jerome S. Fanciulli was a founder or officer of the Aero Club of Washington DC, and had a role in the National Council of the Aero Club of America.

HIs archives are at Univ. of Texas-Dallas. Their finding aid has a biography. From that bio:

Jerome S. Fanciulli was born in New York City, January 12, [1888]. He was the son of Professor Francesco and Amanda Fanciulli. He was educated at de Witt Clinton High School in New York City. He attended St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1903-04 and Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N.J., 1904-05. He married Marian Callaghan in November, 1909. On January 12, 1986 he died in Winchester Hospital in Winchester, Virginia.

Mr. Fanciulli worked for the Washington Post and then joined the Associated Press where his assignments were on the Capitol staff of the Associated Press. He became the AP’s aviation specialist. Mr. Fanciulli was a charter member of the National Press Club and a founding member of the Aero Club of Washington, D.C.

In November 19098, Mr. Fanciulli joined Glenn H. Curtiss’ company. He was Vice President and General Manger of the Curtiss Exhibition Company [for which he] established schools of aviation and directed the demonstration and sale of Curtiss aeroplanes in the United States and Europe. He promoted or conducted some of the largest air meets in the United States prior to 1913. He collaborated with the United States Army and the United States Navy in developing aeroplane specifications. Mr. Fanciulli wrote magazine articles, employed and directed aviators obtaining contracts for them. Mr. Fanciulli sold the United States Navy its first biplane and the United States Army its second biplane. He also sold czarist Russia its first plane for their Navy. Mr. Fanciulli left the Glenn H. Curtiss companies in November 1912. The remainder of his working life was spent in automotive transportation. He continued his association with both the National Press Club and the Aero Club of Washington, D.C. almost until his death. He was a member, organizer or officer of [several] organizations. . . .

This person had 4 publications and 0 patents in this database.

Publications by or about Jerome S. Fanciulli

• Fanciulli, 1908, The first government airship (Simple title: The first government airship, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Fanciulli, 1911, Fanciulli predicts great progress (Simple title: Fanciulli predicts great progress, Journal: Aero)
• Fanciulli, 1911, What's the matter with aviation? (Simple title: What's the matter with aviation?, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Fanciulli, 1913, Fanciulli forms flying boat company (Simple title: Fanciulli forms flying boat company, Journal: Fly)

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Names	Jerome S. Fanciulli
Countries	US
Locations	Washington, DC
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Affiliations	Aero Club of Washington DC, Curtiss Exhibition Company
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Birth date	1888
Death date	1986
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