Jules Léotard; 1 August 1838 – 16 August 1870) was a French acrobatic performer and aerialist who developed the art of trapeze.
He also created and popularized the one-piece gym wear that now bears his name and inspired the 1867 song “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze“, sung by George Leybourne.
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