Editing Matthias Buchinger (section)

{{Short description|German artist, magician, calligrapher and performer}}
{{Infobox person
 | name              = Matthias Buchinger
 | image             = matthewbuchinger.jpg
 | caption           = [[Self portrait]]
 | birth_name        = 
 | birth_date        = {{Birth date|1674|6|2}}
 | birth_place       = [[Ansbach]], [[Principality of Ansbach]], [[Holy Roman Empire]] 
 | death_date        = {{death date and age|1740|1|17|1674|6|2}}
 | death_place       = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Kingdom of Ireland]]
 | death_cause       = 
 | nationality       = German
 | other_names       = 
 | known_for         = 
 | education         = 
 | occupation        = [[Artist]], [[magic (illusion)|magician]], [[calligrapher]]
 | title             = 
 | height            = 
}}

'''Matthias Buchinger''' ({{IPA|de|maˈtiːas ˈbʊxɪŋɐ|lang}}; June 2, 1674 – January 17, 1740), sometimes called '''Matthew Buckinger''' in English, was a German [[Mouth and foot painting|artist]], [[Magic (illusion)|magician]], [[Calligraphy|calligrapher]], and performer who was born without hands or feet and was {{convert|2|ft|5|in|cm|abbr=on}}.) tall.<ref name=penny>{{cite news|url=http://www.libraryireland.com/articles/BuchingerDPJ1-44/index.php |title=Matthew Buchinger  |accessdate=2009-06-03 |date=April 27, 1833 |publisher=[[Dublin Penny Journal]] at the [[National Library of Ireland]] }}</ref> Buchinger was especially noted for his [[micrography]], in which illustrations consist of very small text.<ref name = nyt/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morse |first=Erik |date=2016-03-17 |title=The Little Man of Nuremberg |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/03/17/the-little-man-of-nuremberg/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=The Paris Review |language=en}}</ref>