Kaspar Hauser
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Known for. Claimed unusual upbringing and subsequent mysterious death. Kaspar Hauser (30 April 1812 – 17 December 1833) was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. Hauser's claims, and his subsequent death from a stab wound, sparked much debate and controversy.
Jul 6, 2022 · Kaspar Hauser claimed to have grown up in a dark cell and to have been released in 1828. His identity, origin, and fate remain unknown to this day, despite various theories and investigations.
Hauser tauchte am 26. Mai 1828 in Nürnberg als etwa 16-jähriger, geistig anscheinend zurückgebliebener und wenig redender Jugendlicher auf. Seine späteren Aussagen, er sei, solange er denken könne, bei Wasser und Brot immer ganz allein in einem dunklen Raum gefangen gehalten worden, erregten internationales Aufsehen.
Kaspar Hauser (born April 30, 1812—died December 17, 1833, Ansbach, Bavaria [Germany]) was a German youth around whom gathered one of the 19th century’s most-celebrated mysteries. On May 26, 1828, Hauser was brought before the authorities in Nürnberg, apparently bewildered and incoherent.
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The first person to seriously pursue Kaspar Hauser's story is Anselm von Feuerbach, the Kingdom of Bavaria's top criminologist. His chronicle on Kaspar is the fundamental work regarding the foundling. For him, Kaspar Hauser was a two-year-old in a teenager's body.
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May 25, 2015 · To this day, Kaspar Hauser’s origins remain a total mystery, though one theory has been debunked: Some speculated that Hauser was the lost hereditary prince of Baden.
Mar 26, 2014 · The best evidence is that much of the mystery about Kaspar Hauser was manufactured by Hauser himself, either as a hoax or because he suffered from a mental illness.
