French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the Aqua-Lung, the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Death Place17th arrondissement of Paris 2 Connections
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was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author
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born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac
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died in 17th arrondissement of Paris
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also known as Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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citizen of France
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