Karl Friedrich-Meerwein

Karl Friedrich-Meerwein, <= click
aka, Carl Friedrich-Meerwein. Which is more correct? Both are used by old publishers. We are not yet confident that our search is over one or two persons.
Charles Frédéric-Meerwein

He is an awardee of the WHGA: Flex-Wing Hang Glider Gold Air Award

See the interface with inventor W. Simon.
See the 1954 references on an advertising page in FLIGHT: http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954%20-%202345.html
[ ] Explore his connection with flight, control system, flexible wing
[ ] What has been published on him?
J. J. Thourneysen, L'Art de voler à la manière des oiseaux, Bâle, 1784 in free ebook digitized by Google.
Wiki in German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Meerwein
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[ ] We seek an English translation of his book L'Art de voler à la manière des oiseaux.
[ ] Seeking careful translation of the caption to drawing. [ ]
[ ] Clip from major drawing: Control frame in the drawing: In glide mode one has a flexible-wing hang glider with a simple control frame. See also: W. Simon and also John Worth.

The 1964 ad text: "KARL FRIEDRICH-MEERWEIN, BIRDMAN : The PRINCE OF BADEN'S architect, Meerwein, was a man of remarkable ingenuity and inventive skill, and most of his talent he applied to the problem of constructing kites-- kites of all shapes and sizes and of every imaginable material. Fortunately for Meerwein the Prince was an indulgent master and took a great interests in the pranks of his protegé.
In 1781 the architect produced his masterpiece, an aerofoil capable of supporting a man, and there was intense excitement when the machine was first tested in the park of the castle. From J. J. Thourneysen ("L'Art de voler à la manière des oiseaux," Bâle, 1784) we learn that Meerwein soared gracefully for several moment and then crashed in front of the royal box. Consternation. Panic. Terrified footmen. A worried Prince.
But Meerwein picked himself unharmed from the wreckage and immediately returned to his drawing-board. He made many flights ---most of them with equally dramatic results--and lived to win great renown through the duchy. "

We notice the spelling used by the publisher for this classic work.

Charles Frédéric-Meerwein

DE VOLER

LA MANIERE

DES OISEAUX,

PAR

Charles Frédéric-Meerwein

Architecte de S.A.S. Mgr. le Prince de Baade.

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AVEC FIGURES.
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A BASLE,

chez J. J. Thourneisen, fils.
1785

[[We see no figures in this copy of the book. ]]

[ ] Johann Lorenz Boekmann (Kleine Schriften physischen Inhalts, vol. i., Carlsruhe, 1789)
Re: experiment in Giessen.