Kaspar Hauser | |
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 Hauser, 1830. Note the scar on the forehead, from a wound inflicted the year before. | |
| Born | 30 April 1812 |
| Died | 17 December 1833 (aged 21) |
| Cause of death | Stab wound |
| Known for | Claimed unusual upbringing and subsequent mysterious death |
Kaspar Hauser (30 April 1812 – 17 December 1833) was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. Hauser's claims, and his subsequent death from a stab wound, sparked much debate and controversy. Theories propounded at the time identified him as a member of the grand ducal House of Baden, hidden away because of royal intrigue. These opinions may or may not have been documented by later investigations.[1] Other theories proposed that Hauser had been a fraud.
- ^ d Heydenreuter: König Ludwig I. und der Fall Kaspar Hauser, in: Staat und Verwaltung in Bayern. Festschrift für Wilhelm Volkert zum 75. Geburtstag. Ed. by Konrad Ackermann and Alois Schmid, Munich 2003, pp. 465–476, here p. 465.