Thomas Monck Mason

Thomas Monck Mason
Mason in a painting by John Hollins, 1836
Born1803 (1803)
Died1889 (aged 85–86)
OccupationMusician
Known forBalloonist

Thomas Monck Mason (1803–1889) was a flute player, writer, and balloonist. He wrote concerning a balloon trip he took from England to Germany and on theology. His account of the balloon trip inspired Edgar Allan Poe's fictional The Balloon-Hoax.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.