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Leopold Lichtenthal
 In
1849 Leopold Lichtenthal, a young Russian, was sent from St
Petersburg to escape a cholera epidemic and to learn English
business methods. He imagined himself a dashing and skilful
horseman and was keen to show off his riding skills.
He hired a horse and set off digging in his
jangling spurs. The horse, unused to such excitement,
panicked and bolted. Leopold fell, his spurs tangled in the
fashionably long stirrups and he was knocked unconscious. He
never recovered and died 10 days later. He was 17. |
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