Knaus, Friedrich von#

Knaus, Friedrich von, b. Aldingen near Ludwigsburg (Germany), Feb. 7, 1724, d. Vienna, Aug. 14, 1789, mechanic to the court. Called to Vienna in 1757, where he established the Physikalisches Hofkabinett ("Court Cabinet of Physics"), of which he was appointed President. Constructed an automatic writing machine, 1760 (on display at the Vienna Technical Museum), a writing desk with a copying machine and "movable picture panels".

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