Repertorio 1875-1945 - Results from #168

Fulton Robert Edison (w2999)

Description: Robert Edison Fulton is a young motorcyclist who in 1931 completed one of the first motorcycle circumnavigations of the world, documenting his adventure with a film and a book
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1909-2004
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Edison_Fulton_Jr.
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16016134
Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fulton, Robert Edison Jr. One Man Caravan: L'incredibile avventura del primo uomo che ha compiuto il giro del mondo in motocicletta. Roma: Elliot, 2015.

Cos’era quindi che mi spingeva a intraprendere il giro del mondo su un aggeggio a due cilindri, tenuto conto che sarei andato incontro alla sicura disapprovazione dei miei e che non ero del tutto convinto che la moto fosse la migliore amica dell'uomo?

Gamler Harry (w1961)

Description: Postcard produced by Harry Gamler, highlighting the feat of flying around the world
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Plane, Aeroplano, Avion
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_flight
Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: My flight across the Atlantic to visit the Continent of Europe was thrilling. Harry Gamler now visiting the world. My 25'000 mile flight around the world is mainly to purchase from leading giftware manufacturers for Damler's new gift department

Gatti Attilio (w2976)

Description: Attilio Gatti was an Italian explorer, hunter, and writer, born in 1889 in Pavia. He is known for his explorations in Africa, particularly in the territories of Kenya and Tanzania. Throughout his life, he led several expeditions in search of wild animals and documented his adventures in numerous books and articles
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1896-1969
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa
Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attilio_Gatti
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4818475
Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gatti, Attilio. L'avventura è Il Mio Mestiere. Lugano: Edmondo Palme Editore; Attilio Gatti: Tipografia Luxor, 1963.

Gellera Carlo, Pefino Letizia (w3064)

Description: Tour of Italy on a Gelzia tandem by Carlo Gellera and Letizia Pefino
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Italy, Italia, Italie
Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Gellera Carlo, Omegna, anni 45, Pefino Letizia, Coggiola, anni 37; coppia tandem Gelzia Girdo d'Italia

Fultz Wm. H. (w3183)

Description: In July 1921, the Bourbon News reported on the performance of Wm. H. Fultz, a one-armed musician described as a globetrotter and world traveler. On the street he played the violin, a French harp, and an autoharp at the same time, the latter operated by a wire attached to the toe of his shoe
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: The Bourbon News, July 8, 1921.

One-armed musician. Spectators on the streets Wednesday were treated to a novel sight as they wandered along: that of a one-armed musician, who manipulated several musical instruments at the same time with apparent ease.

Ganz Friedrich (w1963)

Description: Friedrich Ganz traveled the road between Hamburg and Paris in the cart "Wilma" (named after one of his daughters) pulled by a horse. As he later stated: "The small wagon contains all the conveniences of a modern car"
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa

Gatti Raffaele (w1968)

Description: Raffaele Gatti left Milan in 1895 bound for the Arctic Circle. He cycled solo for 8,000 kilometers, taking three months to return to the Lombard capital
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa

Gerbault Alain (w1971)

Description: In 1923, former tennis champion Alain Gerbault embarked on the first solo transatlantic crossing from east to west aboard the "Firecrest". It took him 101 days to cover the route from Gibraltar to New York. Although he was not the first to accomplish this feat, he was welcomed with full honors and received the "Blue Water Medal" from the Cruising Club of America. In 1924, he set off again for the South Seas: Bermuda, the Panama Canal, the Galapagos, Tahiti, Fiji, Réunion, St. Helena, Cape Verde, the Azores, eventually reaching Le Havre in 1929, thus completing his circumnavigation of the globe
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1893-1941
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Boat, ship, Barca, nave, Bateau
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
Internet: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Gerbault
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2139295
Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Gerbault A., Seul à travers l'Atlantique, Grasset, 1925.
Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Alain Gerbault sur le Firecrest

Gallot Yves (w1960)

Description: Yves Gallot, nicknamed "the King of Walkers", undertook numerous walking adventures, such as his 817 laps around Darcy Square in Dijon or the journey from Lyon to Paris. His exploits, rifle in tow, often graced the front pages of newspapers. Among his most notable adventures, he covered 2'000 km in twenty-eight days, and then 2'421 km by circling Paris 62 times. He also challenged a horse rider in an endurance race, winning after covering 278.2 km. In his "Art of Walking", Gallot shares useful advice on the most appropriate walking technique ("never keep any part of the body stiff"), clothing, balms, diet, and beverages. He noted that if the army followed his principles, soldiers would be expert walkers. Gallot also recounts how he was introduced to walking by the Native Americans of North America, where he had arrived to get as far away as possible from a tyrannical and violent father
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Le roi des marcheurs
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1863-1936
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: France, Francia
Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Gallot, le roi des marcheurs

Garnier Paul (w1964)

Description: In the early 1900s, Paul Garnier walked around France
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: France, Francia
Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour de France à pied par Paul Garnier (au départ de Nancy, le 5 novembre 1904)

Gazzone Luigi, Cometti Bartolomeo (w3054)

Description: In their postcard, Bartolomeo Cometti and Luigi Gazzone are pictured with their car, stating they are engaged in a world tour
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Cometti Bartolomeo e Gazzone Luigi; Due giovani sportivi italiani, in viaggio di studio attorno al mondo, trovandosi di passaggio in questa nobile città offrono a voi questa cartolina sicuri che vorrete loro regalare qualche cosa per aiutarli a coprire le spese di viaggio. Il loro libro di controllo, che è a vostra disposizione testimonia i paesi già visitati. Vivi ringraziamenti

Gillis John Hugh (w1975)

Description: John Hugh Gillis was the first person to officially walk across Canada. Departing with two companions on January 31, 1906, from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, he reached Montreal and then continued towards Vancouver, arriving on September 24, 1906
Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1884-1913
Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hugh_Gillis
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15460902

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Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Tschiffely Aimé Félix (w2722) Wilson Robert (w2786) Workmann William Hunter (w2804) Bisland Wetmore Elizabeth (w1717) Muir John (w2853)

Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Hely Steve (w2043) Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2859) Drake Thomas (w1884) Tonne (w2709) Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2581)

Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Triet Heidi (w3098) Du Toit Marianne (w1886) Carlin Ben and Elinore (w1770) Gatewood Emma Rowena (w1967) Figini Carla (w1933)

Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction
Corto Maltese (w2915) Donald Duck (w2922) Ray Garraty (w2404) Kipper Harry (w2983) Gump Forrest (w2905)

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