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Karl
von Drais
* 1785 in Karlsruhe
+ 1851 in Karlsruhe
Karl Freiherr von Drais was a German forest official and
significant inventor in the Biedermeier period.
He invented the Laufmaschine ("running machine"),
also later called the Velocipede, Draisine (English) or Draisienne
(French).
2018 J. Giesen