Wolfgang von Kempelen

Wolfgang von Kempelen
Born	Wolfgang Franciscus de Paula Johannes Elemosinarius von Kempelen 23 January 1734 Pressburg (now Bratislava), Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Empire
Died	26 March 1804(1804-03-26) (aged 70) Vienna, Habsburg Empire (now Austria)
Nationality	Hungarian
Occupation	Inventor
Known for	The Turk

Johann Wolfgang Ritter von Kempelen de Pázmánd (Hungarian: Kempelen Farkas; 23 January 1734 – 26 March 1804) was a Hungarian author, engineer, and inventor, known for his chess-playing "automaton" hoax The Turk and for his speaking machine.