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Gianni Widmer
Gianni Widmer (April 25, 1892 in Trieste, then in Austro-Hungarian Empire – October 30, 1971 in Milan, Italy) (Slovenian: Ivan Vidmar, German: Johann Widmer) was an Italian civil and military aviator of Slovenian descent, a pioneer of airmail.
He was interred at the cemetery of S. Anna in Trieste.
Noted achievements.
On September 24, 1911 he flew from Venice to Trieste across the Adriatic Sea in 1h 15 min.
There is a monument to
Widmer
Widmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname inclue:
- Albert Widmer, inventor of 8b/10b encoding
- Arthur Widmer (1914–2006), American film special effects pioneer
- Edward L. Widmer (born 1963), historian, speechwriter, and librarian
- Eric Widmer (born 1940), American scholar and educator
- Gabrielle Oberhänsli-Widmer (born 1957), Professor of Jewish studies at the University of Freiburg
- Gianni Widmer (1892–1971), flight pioneer
- Marise Widmer,