Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For his relatives, see Cousteau (disambiguation)#People . Jacques Cousteau AC Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1972 Born Jacques-Yves Cousteau 11 June 1910 Saint-André-de-Cubzac , France Died 25 June 1997 (aged 87) Paris , France Nationality French Occupation Oceanographer Spouse(s) Simone Melchior ( m. 1937; d. 1990) Francine Triplet ( m. 1991) Children Jean-Michel Philippe-Pierre Diane Pierre-Yves Relatives Pierre-Antoine Cousteau (brother) Jacques-Yves Cousteau , AC ( / k uː ˈ s t oʊ / , also UK : / ˈ k uː s t oʊ / , French: [ʒak iv kusto] ; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) [1] was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist , filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-Lung , pioneered marine conservation and was a m...