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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Rudolf Erich Raspe 1
Rudolph Raspe canonical 1

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instanceOf human
librarian
mineralogist
scholar
translator
writer
birthDate 1736-03-28
birthPlace Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED
Hanover NERFINISHED
citizenship Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
deathDate 1794-11-16
deathPlace County Kerry NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
Muckross NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Göttingen
University of Leipzig
employer British Museum NERFINISHED
Grimm Library in Kassel NERFINISHED
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
familyName Raspe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork art history
literature
mineralogy
genre fantastic literature
satire
givenName Rudolph NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
notableWork Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Kassel NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

Scotland NERFINISHED

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Baron Münchhausen popularizedBy Rudolph Raspe
this entity surface form: Rudolf Erich Raspe