Karl Drais

Karl Freiherr von Drais (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. Drais invented the Laufmaschine ("running machine").

Category:1785 births
Category:1851 deaths
Category:German inventors
Category:People from Karlsruhe