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According to Hauser's story, he had spent his youth living in solitary confinement in a dark cell. Hauser claimed that he found rye bread and water next to his bed each morning. At times, the water would taste bitter and drinking it would cause him to sleep more deeply than usual.
Jun 21, 2019 · After Kaspar was purportedly released from his solitary confinement, he claimed he was subjected to three attempts on his life. The first time, an assailant left a light cut on Kaspar's forehead; the second time, he was shot while sitting alone inside; and the third time, he took a knife to the chest while in a public garden.
- Noelle Talmon
Sep 25, 2024 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hauser was found in Nürnberg in 1828; he claimed to be the son of a deceased cavalry officer whose mother had put him, when a few months old, into the care of a labourer with the instruction that he be instructed in reading, writing, and the Christian religion but kept in close confinement.
May 25, 2015 · On May 26, 1828, the citizens of Nürnberg (Nuremburg), Germany, received quite a surprise when they found a teenage boy wandering around town, alone and mumbling nonsense.
- Stacy Conradt
Jul 6, 2022 · The letter claimed Hauser had grown up in a darkened cell, isolated from the rest of the world, and he had recently been released in order to become a calvaryman. Some claimed Hauser was royalty, others a fraud.
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Jul 5, 2013 · The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser is the true story an adult foundling who appeared out of nowhere and mystified 1820s Germany. Geoff Andrew wonders if the original German title does more justice to one of Werner Herzog’s greatest films.
