Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley

1834 - 1906  (71 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Samuel Pierpont Langley
  Title	Professor
  Born	22 Aug 1834	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850
  		1850 Langley. 1850 US census, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts,, Family Number 522, Langley.
  Census	1855	Massachusetts
  		1855 Massachusetts state census. 1855 Massachusetts state census. Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, family number 59.
  Census	1880
  		1880 Langley. 1880 US census, Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, enumeration district 7, Family Number 519, Langley. (living as a boarder with the Hazelette family)
  Military Service	While Langley never served in the military his accomplishments have caused his name to be immortalized within the military.
  		USS Langley. Several U.S. Navy ships and a liberty ship have been named after Langley. Perhaps the most appropriate was the Navy's first aircraft carrier.
  		F-22A Langley approach. Two F-22A's are seen here aproaching Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia.
  		Langley Research Center. The Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia was formed in 1917 as the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. Today it is run by NASA.
  Occupation	Astronomer, physicist and, aviation pioneer.
  		Langley Aerodrome. Langley Aerodrome. The San Francisco Daily Call, Sunday, december 11, 1898, page 20.
  		Langley Aerodrome. Langley called his expirimental airplane an Aerodrome. The name is derived from Greek words meaning "air runner".
  		First Flight Attempt. Langley carried out his experiments on the Potomac River. He suffered a series of failures before managing successful unmanned powered flight. The Wright brothers beat Langley to the first successful manned powered flight.
  		Curtiss-Langley-Aerodrome. The aerodrome wasn't truly successful until after Langley's death. In 1914 Glenn Curtis added pontoons and made other modifications. This began a patent dispute with the Wright brother's.
  Died	27 Feb 1906	Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina
  		Samuel Pierpont Langley Obituary. The Daily Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii) Wednesday, February 28, 1906 page 1.
  Buried	Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  		Samuel Pierpont Langley Headstone. Samuel Pierpont Langley Headstone.
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. John Wesley Langley,   b. 21 Oct 1841, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 May 1918, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
  2. Annie W Langley,   b. 20 Mar 1847, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 1931, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I25669	Nagel
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Samuel Langley, III,   b. 1807, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Jan 1882, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Sumner Williams,   b. 11 May 1811, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Jul 1901, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F8202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Aug 1834 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Census - 1855 - Massachusetts Died - 27 Feb 1906 - Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina Buried - - Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Samuel Pierpont Langley. Samuel Pierpont Langley.
  		Samuel & John Langley. Samuel P. Langley (right) and his brother, John Williams Langley (left), in their youth. This portrait shows the two brothers seated together. Samuel holds a book while his brother holds a bow and arrow.
  		Samuel Pierpont Langley. Samuel Pierpont Langley.
  		Samuel Langley He was an astronomer, physicist, inventor and, aviation pioneer.

  
  

  Documents		Langley part 1. The Chicago Tribune, Monday, March 13, 1893 page 1 continued on 2.
  		Langley part 2. The Chicago Tribune, Monday, March 13, 1893 page 1 continued on 2.

  
  

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  Samuel Pierpont Langley Air Mail. Samuel Pierpont Langley United States Air Mail, 45 cents. Issued May 14, 1988.