Salomon Idler
Salomon Idler (born February 11, 1610 in Cannstatt , † March 17, 1670 in Augsburg ) was a German shoemaker and failed Augsburg aviation pioneer .
Life
During his first and last flight attempt with two self-made wings on both arms, he lost control of his aircraft and fell on a bridge, which collapsed due to the force of the impact. Four chickens that were under the bridge at the time died. After his unsuccessful flight attempt, he burned his flight equipment in a field near Augsburg-Oberhausen .
Idler originally planned to fly down from the 70 meter high Perlach Tower. After all, a clergyman could persuade him to start from a lower altitude. The unsuccessful attempt to fly earned him the name "the flying cobbler" during his lifetime. Salomon Idler was also active as a poet, juggler and actor, he trained horses and in 1663 founded an actor troupe and wrote plays. The Mastersingers filed a lawsuit against Idler and won it. Then he worked again as a shoemaker. On his second marriage, Elias Holl is the wedding guarantor.
Salomon-Idler-Strasse near the University of Augsburg is named after him. In 2019, a street in Bad Cannstatt in Neckarpark will be named after Salomon Idler.
literature
- Historical novel by Peter Dempf , Eichborn, 2000, ISBN 3-8218-0388-6
Individual proof
- ^ Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart Germany: The flying cobbler from Bad Cannstatt. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
- ^ Salomon-Idler-Strasse in Neckarpark - Bad Cannstatt - Cannstatter Zeitung. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Idler, Solomon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German shoemaker and failed Augsburg aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cannstatt |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: 1669 |
| Place of death | augsburg |