Who was Karl von Drais?

Karl Freiherr von Drais (born on 29 April 1785 in Karlsruhe – died on 10 December 1851 in Karlsruhe as well) was a German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period.

Where is the Drais Museum in Germany?

Displayed at the Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg, Germany. 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 .

Where did Drais die?

He was born and died in Karlsruhe . Drais was a prolific inventor, who invented the Laufmaschine (“running machine”), also later called the velocipede, draisine ( English) or draisienne ( French ), also nicknamed the hobby horse or dandy horse. This was his most popular and widely recognized invention.

Why did Karl Drais change his name?

Drais’s undoing had been the fact that he had publicly renounced his noble title in 1848, and adopted the name “Citizen Karl Drais” as a tribute to the French Revolution. Karl Drais died penniless on 10 December 1851 in Karlsruhe.