History
Which famous scientist died because of his own beard?
Hans Steininger (1567)
Background
Mayor Hans Steininger from Braunau in Austria had an extremely long beard of 1.4 meters. Usually he kept it rolled up. During a fire in 1567 he panicked, stepped on his own beard, tripped and broke his neck. His beard can still be seen in a museum today.
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