Rudolph Raspe

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Rudolph Raspe was an 18th-century German librarian, writer, and scholar best known for originating the tales of Baron Munchausen.

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Raspe 2
Rudolph Raspe canonical 2
Rudolf Erich Raspe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
librarian
mineralogist
scholar
translator
writer
birthDate 1736-03-28
birthPlace Electorate of Hanover
Hanover
citizenship Electorate of Hanover
Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1794-11-16
deathPlace County Kerry
Kingdom of Ireland
Muckross
educatedAt University of Göttingen
University of Leipzig
employer British Museum
Grimm Library in Kassel
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
familyName Raspe
linked to: Rudolph Raspe
fieldOfWork art history
literature
mineralogy
genre fantastic literature
satire
givenName Rudolph
influenced later adaptations of Baron Munchausen stories
influencedBy German folklore
knownFor originating the tales of Baron Munchausen
popularizing the fictional character Baron Munchausen
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
movement Enlightenment
name Rudolph Raspe
notableWork Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia
occupation librarian
mineralogist
scholar
translator
writer
positionHeld assistant in the Department of Antiquities at the British Museum
librarian at the Grimm Library in Kassel
workLocation Ireland
Kassel
London
linked to: London, England

Scotland

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Baron Münchhausen popularizedBy Rudolf Erich Raspe
linked to: Rudolph Raspe
Rudolph Raspe name Rudolph Raspe
Rudolph Raspe familyName Raspe
linked to: Rudolph Raspe
Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia familyName Raspe
linked to: Rudolph Raspe