Deadly Beard

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For one sixteenth century Austrian mayor, a long, luscious beard was both his claim to fame – and the cause of his downfall. 

Read more about Hans Steininger and his deadly beard: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beard-braunau-steininger-hans

And how about a deep-dive into facial hair culture in 16th century central Europe? 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-0424.12538


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For one sixteenth century Austrian mayor, a long, luscious beard was both his claim to fame – and the cause of his downfall. 

Read more about Hans Steininger and his deadly beard: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beard-braunau-steininger-hans

And how about a deep-dive into facial hair culture in 16th century central Europe? 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-0424.12538


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2026-03-31 14 min
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