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Pauli, Samuel Johann

13. April 1766 – 1821

: Johann Pauli :: Jean Samuel Pauly

Bernese airship designer, gunsmith and a pioneer of rifle cartridge technology and breech-loading shotguns.

Samuel Pauli emigrated to Paris in 1803 and later to London, where he worked together with Urs (Durs) Egg (1748–1831), the uncle of Joseph Egg.

Johann Conrad Fischer visited his workshop in Paris in 1814, but did not meet Pauli in person.

Traveljournal 1814

  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

Cite as: Pauli, Samuel Johann. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7713, viewed on 8 June 2025.