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Rudolf Erich Raspe (March 1736 – 16 November 1794) was a German librarian, writer, and scientist, called by his biographer John Patrick Carswell a "rogue".
Rudolf Erich Raspe (born 1737, Hannover, Hanover [Germany]—died 1794, Muckross, County Kerry, Ireland) was a German scholar and adventurer best remembered as the author of the popular tall tales The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
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Rudolf Erich Raspe was a German librarian, writer and scientist, called by his biographer John Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, originally a satirical work with political aims.
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About Rudolf Erich Raspe. Rudolph Erich Raspe (1736–1794) was a librarian, scientist, and sometime gemstone thief. After a botched confidence scheme, Raspe fled Germany for England, where he wrote and anonymously published The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Written in English, the work… More about Rudolf Erich Raspe
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Raspe, Rudolf Erich. Entry updated 2 October 2023. Tagged: Author. (1737-1794) German-born propagandist, amateur geologist, cataloguer, flim-flam artist, translator and author, in the UK from 1775.
May 16, 2012 · Rudolf Erich Raspe was a German librarian, writer and scientist, called by his biographer John Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, originally a satirical work with political aims.
Rudolf Erich Raspe (1737 - 1794) RA Collection: People and Organisations German scholar; geologist, librarian and writer. Active in Germany and Britain. Author of Baron Munchausen’s Narrative (1786). Profile. Born: 1737 Died: 1794. Share
