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Also Known As Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen • Baron Münchausen
Born May 11, 1720 • Hanover
Died February 22, 1797 (aged 76) • Hanover
Notable Works “Vademecum für lustige Leute”

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