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Münchhausen
Baron Munchhausen
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Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Baron von Münchhausen (11 May 1720 – 22 February 1797) was a German nobleman who in his youth was sent to serve as page to Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and later joined the Russian military. He served until 1750, in particular taking part in two campaigns against the Turks. Returning home, Münchhausen supposedly told a number of outrageous tall tales about his adventures. The Baron was born in Bodenwerder and died there as well.
According to the stories, as retold by others, the Baron's astounding feats included riding cannonballs, travelling to the Moon, and escaping from a swamp by pulling himself up by his own hair. In later versions he was using his own bootstraps to pull himself out of the sea, which gave rise to the term bootstrapping.
Münchhausen
Baron Munchhausen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Baron von Münchhausen (11 May 1720 – 22 February 1797) was a German nobleman who in his youth was sent to serve as page to Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and later joined the Russian military. He served until 1750, in particular taking part in two campaigns against the Turks. Returning home, Münchhausen supposedly told a number of outrageous tall tales about his adventures. The Baron was born in Bodenwerder and died there as well.
According to the stories, as retold by others, the Baron's astounding feats included riding cannonballs, travelling to the Moon, and escaping from a swamp by pulling himself up by his own hair. In later versions he was using his own bootstraps to pull himself out of the sea, which gave rise to the term bootstrapping.