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Karl Freiherr von Drais | |
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![]() Karl Drais, c. 1820, then still a baron | |
Born | Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn 29 April 1785 |
Died | 10 December 1851 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | (aged 66)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Inventor |
Karl Freiherr von Drais (full name: Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn; 29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851) was a noble German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period. He was born and died in Karlsruhe. He is seen as "the father of the bicycle".[1]