Karl von Hampeln, also known as Carl or Charles (Russian: Карл Карлович Гампельн; b.

[3] Karl von Hampeln was born deaf and mute into an Austrian family residing in Russia.

In 1817, he returned to Russia, and after 1825, he became a drawing teacher at the St Petersburg College for the Deaf.

After a temporary short stay in London, he spent his final years in Vienna.

[4][5] Hampeln, Carl von (Charles de, Russian: Гампельн).