George Psalmanazar
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title:
George Psalmanazar
text:
George Psalmanazar was a Frenchman who claimed to be the first native of Formosa to visit Europe. For some years, he convinced many in Britain, but he was eventually revealed to be of European origin. He subsequently became a theological essayist, and a friend and acquaintance of Samuel Johnson and other noted figures in 18th-century literary London.
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French writer (1679–1763)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Psalmanazar
date created:
2003-04-27T18:57:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:09:00Z
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