Stephan Farfler

Farfler's hand-cranked vehicle

Stephan Farfler (born November 12, 1633 in Altdorf near Nuremberg ; † October 24, 1689 in Altdorf or Nuremberg ) was a watchmaker who, according to several reports, built two vehicles with a hand crank drive.

According to Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr , Farfler suffered an accident at the age of three and was paralyzed afterwards. Others describe him as a person with "crippled" legs. In 1655 he constructed a three-wheeled vehicle, which he propelled with hand cranks via a gear transmission. A short time later he built himself a four-wheeled vehicle with a similar drive.

1665: Stephan Farffler in his hand-drive muscle car ( hand bike )

Vehicles that had previously been designed by Hans Hautsch in Nuremberg from 1649 onwards , including an ambulance elevator and two crank-operated magnificent cars, could serve as a model .

The scholar Johann Christoph Wagenseil wrote in 1695 that Farfler's car was exhibited in the Nuremberg City Library after his death. He paid tribute to Farfler's invention and had small wooden models of the car made for people in high positions. According to Johann Georg Keyßler, a model of the three-wheeled car was in the possession of Doppelmayr. The Handbook of inventions called Farfler a "famous watchmaker." The original of the car was shown in Nuremberg in the 18th century.

literature

Johann Christoph Wagenseil : Pera Librorum Iuvenilium , vol. 2. Hofmann, Nuremberg 1695, p. 358 f. (Latin).
Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr : Historical message from the Nuremberg mathematicians and artists , part 2nd month, Nuremberg 1730 (therein Vita Farflers: p. 302 f. And illustrations of the two companions: Tab. IV, Fig. 3 and 4 ).
Fabian Zilliken: The evolution of the bicycle - from the walking machine to the "custom (izing)" artifact. Thesis. Grin-Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-656-25861-2 .

Individual evidence

↑ Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, Historical Message From the Nuremberg Mathematicis and Artists , Nuremberg 1730, p. 302
↑ Fabian Zilliken: The Evolution of the Bicycle - From the Walking Machine to the "Custom (izing)" Artifact , 2012, p. 10
^ Johann Christoph Wagenseil: Pera Librorum Iuvenilium , Vol. 2, Nuremberg: Hofmann 1695, p. 358 f. (Latin)
↑ Johann Georg Keyßler: Latest travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy and Lorraine Second Department , Hanover: Förster, 1740/41, p. 1391
^ Gabriel Christoph Benjamin Busch : Handbook of Inventions , Part 12, Eisenach, 4th Edition 1822, p. 258
↑ Ernst Mummenhoff: The Craftsman in the German Past , E. Diederichs 1901, Fig. 36. Facsimile reprint without specifying the original and with new author and title information Horst Zimmer: Geschichte des deutschen Handwerks , Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-938622- 17-2 , p. 37 f. with Fig. 36

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Farfler, Stephan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Farffler, Stephan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German inventor
DATE OF BIRTH	November 12, 1633
PLACE OF BIRTH	Altdorf
DATE OF DEATH	October 24, 1689
Place of death	Altdorf or Nuremberg

[1] Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, Historical Message From the Nuremberg Mathematicis and Artists , Nuremberg 1730, p. 302

[2] Fabian Zilliken: The Evolution of the Bicycle - From the Walking Machine to the "Custom (izing)" Artifact , 2012, p. 10

[3] Johann Christoph Wagenseil: Pera Librorum Iuvenilium , Vol. 2, Nuremberg: Hofmann 1695, p. 358 f. (Latin)

[4] Johann Georg Keyßler: Latest travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy and Lorraine Second Department , Hanover: Förster, 1740/41, p. 1391

[5] Gabriel Christoph Benjamin Busch : Handbook of Inventions , Part 12, Eisenach, 4th Edition 1822, p. 258

[6] Ernst Mummenhoff: The Craftsman in the German Past , E. Diederichs 1901, Fig. 36. Facsimile reprint without specifying the original and with new author and title information Horst Zimmer: Geschichte des deutschen Handwerks , Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-938622- 17-2 , p. 37 f. with Fig. 36