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Austrian dramatic, graphic, constructer, linguist, painter, writer, inventor and nobleman (1734-1804)
Also known as: Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen, Jan Vlk Kempelen, Johann Wolfgang Ritter von Kempelen de Pazmand, Kempelen Farkas, Вольфганг фон Кемпелен, 볼프강 폰 켐펠렌
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