Category:Kaspar Hamm
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German sculptor known for his failed attempts at human flight  | |||||
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| Date of birth | 1802 Schmallenberg | ||||
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| Date of death | 14 March 1876 Schmallenberg | ||||
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English: Kaspar Hamm (1802 – 1876), better known as Floigenkaspar was a sculptor from Schmallenberg, Germany. He earned local fame for trying to fly with feathers and baskets attached to his body.
Deutsch: Kaspar Hamm (1802–1876). Getauft in Schmallenberg als Caspar Anton Hamm am 1.9.1802, gestorben am 14.03.1867 ebenda (laut Angabe in den Schmallenberger Taufbüchern). Hausname Jostjohanns mit unterschiedlichen Schreibweisen (Jost Johann, Jostjoans, Jostjans, Jostgans). Von Beruf Bildhauer, gelangte er durch seine (gescheiterten) Flugversuche unter dem Namen Floigenkaspar zu lokaler Berühmtheit.
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