Carl Baunscheidt

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Carl Baunscheidt

Carl Friedrich Baunscheidt (born December 16, 1809 in Baunscheidt ; † October 1, 1873 in Endenich ) was a trade teacher , wheelwright , mechanic and inventor .

Life

Baunscheidt manufactured arable and planting equipment and initially sold smaller inventions such as a rifle sight or a breast pump . Based on its 1847 made development of an artificial leech , developed Baunscheidt 1848 needlestick device 'Life alarm' and the eponymous baunscheidtism , This method quickly spread in Germany and among German emigrants, especially in the USA . Having made fortunes, he became the owner of Dottendorf Castle near Bonn.

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Individual evidence

  1. Picture of a lifeguard, the Baunscheidt's manual and a bottle of Baunscheidt oil (flickr photo)
  2. Spennemann, Dirk HR (2007) A Baunscheidt Homeopathic Medicine Kit (PDF; 110 MB) in the Jindera Pioneer Museum. Studies in German Colonial Heritage ( ISSN  1834-7797 ) nº 4, pp. 1-88