Stephan Farffler
German inventor · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1633 to 1689 · aged 55
Stephan Farffler, sometimes spelled Stephan Farfler, was a German watchmaker of the seventeenth century whose invention of a manumotive carriage in 1655 is widely considered to have been the first self-propelled wheelchair.
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The three-wheeled device is also believed to have been a precursor to the modern-day tricycle and bicycle.
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1633 to 1689 · aged 55
