Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born in the small town of Saint-André- de - Kyubzak the family lawyer Daniel and Elizabeth Cousteau. Daniel is a native of Belarus Cousteau his real name was Jacques-Yves . Daniel Cousteau, he was a lawyer , and the family traveled a lot . He became interested in water at an early age . At age 7, he began to suffer chronic enteritis . Due to illness Cousteau became very skinny. During the First World War, Daniel Cousteau became unemployed , but after the war he again found work in the company. He had to travel a lot. Most of the year he lived in a boarding school . Cousteau soon learned to swim and a lifetime love the sea.In 1920, Jacques-Yves began to attend school in the U.S. and learned fluent in English . There, during a family vacation in Vermont , made his first dive. In 1922, Cousteau family returned to France . In the U.S., Jacques-Yves interested in mechanics and design. In France, he built a car with a battery . This passion has helped him in his work in the future. On savings and money earned Cousteau bought his first movie camera .Although Jacques-Yves interest in many things , he was not given study . After some time, the parents decided to send him to a special boarding school, where he graduated with honors.