Friedman Paul Erhardt, born in Stuttgart, Germany on November 5, 1943 was the son of a German newspaper publisher that earned the nickname "Tell" when he played the character William Tell (an expert marksman with the crossbow who assassinated Albrecht Gessler based on legends) in a school play.
(1943-11-05)November 5, 1943
Stuttgart, Germany He was the son of a German newspaper publisher. Erhardt earned the nickname "Tell" when he played the character William Tell in a school play. According to the legend, Tell was an expert marksman with the crossbow who assassinated Albrecht Gessler, a tyrannical reeve of the Austrian dukes of the House of Habsburg positioned in Altdorf, in the canton of Uri. 
