Jacques Cousteau Biography

Jacques Cousteau biography

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NAME: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
OCCUPATION: Photographer, Explorer, Filmmaker, Inventor, Military Leader, Scientist
BIRTH DATE: June 11, 1910
DEATH DATE: June 25, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH: Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France

PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France

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French ocean explorer and navy officer, Jacuques Costeau co-invented the Aqua-Lung, or scuba.

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French ocean explorer and navy officer, Jacuques Costeau co-invented the Aqua-Lung, or scuba. For decades, he traveled the world in research vessels. He invented a process for using television underwater, and he hosted an internationally successful television series (1968–76). In his later years he issued dire warnings about human destruction of the oceans. His films include The Golden Fish.