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Karl Drais
Karl Freiherr von Drais was a noble German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period. He is regarded as "the father" and as the inventor of the bicycle.
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science · German inventor (1785–1851) · inventor · forester · designer · land surveyor · mechanic · also Karl Drais, Karl Freiherr von Drais, Karl Friedrich Cristian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn, Drais
Born 29 April 1785 · Died 10 December 1851 · Q77122
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Germany issued a commemorative postage stamp (0
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1985· 1 entry
West Germany issued a commemorative postage stamp, a semipostal 50 Pf+25 Pf surcharge, in remembrance of the 200th anniversary of Karl Drais's birthday
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1851· 1 entry
Died 1851-12-10.
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1849· 1 entry
And still a fervent radical, Drais gave up his title of Baron and dropped the "von" from his name
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1848· 1 entry
And adopted the name "Citizen Karl Drais" as a tribute to the French Revolution
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1842· 1 entry
Developed a foot-driven human powered railway vehicle whose name "draisine" is used even today for railway handcars
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1839· 1 entry
After surviving a murderous attack in 1838, he moved to the village of Waldkatzenbach in the hills of Odenwald and remained there until 1845
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1830· 1 entry
Drais's father died and the younger Drais was mobbed by jealous rivals
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1822· 1 entry
Drais was a fervent liberal who supported revolution in Baden
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1820· 1 entry
Trouble overtook Drais when the political murder of the author August von Kotzebue was followed by the beheading of the perpetrator, Karl Ludwig Sand
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1785· 1 entry
Born 1785-04-29.
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