Karl Drais
German inventor of early form of bicycle and typewriter (1785-1851)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Karl von Drais invented the bicycle in 1817 — a wooden contraption he called the "hobby horse" that somehow convinced people to propel themselves by foot. The German noble and forest official became history's most accidental architect of suburban commuting.
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Karl Freiherr von Drais was a noble German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period. He is regarded as "the father" and as the inventor of the bicycle.
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