List of Famous people with last name Kempelen

Wolfgang von Kempelen

First Name Wolfgang

Last Name Kempelen

Born on January 23, 1734

Died on March 26, 1804 (aged 70)

Born in First Czechoslovak Republic, Slovakia, Bratislava Region

Johann Wolfgang Ritter von Kempelen de Pázmánd was a Hungarian author and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his speaking machine.

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