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refugee 
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 Posted: September 27 2012 at 07:35 |
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Does he appear in one or more novels?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Posted: September 27 2012 at 08:49 |
^Not that I know, but his name might be mentioned in one of Umberto Eco's novels. The text in which this guy appeared for the first time should not be called a novel (or a poem), as far as I know.
Six score years after his death, the old man's body was discovered in a perfect state of preservation.
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Posted: September 27 2012 at 09:24 |
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Did he first appear in a myth?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Posted: September 27 2012 at 13:22 |
He did not appear first in a myth, but he may be called legendary. He is said to be a sole survivor, but that tale must be regarded as poppycock because it contains anachronisms.
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 07:01 |
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The alchemists used sulfuric acid. It is said that Christian Rosenkreuz was found 120 years after his death in a perfect state of preservation. According to Maurice Magre, the rest of his family was wiped out by Konrad von Marburg, but von Marburg died in 1233, whereas Rosenkreuz is said to have been born in 1378. So I’m pretty sure Christian Rosenkreuz is the correct answer.
EDIT: He is probably mentioned in Foucault’s Pendulum.
Edited by refugee - September 28 2012 at 07:23
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 07:58 |
 Well done, and quickly too! It is indeed Christian Rosenkreuz (1378-1484). The first hint pointed at Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem ("Visit the Interior Parts of the Earth; by Rectification Thou Shalt Find the Hidden Stone." - the name "vitriol" is used for 98% sulphuric acid).
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 08:00 |
I've never even heard of him. 
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refugee
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 08:41 |
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Oh, I didn’t see the VITRIOL part.
The next one is female and diseased.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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someone_else
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 09:07 |
 Undercover Man wrote:
I've never even heard of him. |
This is what makes the game more interesting. There were many persons of which I have never heard and which I found just by being inquisitive. Wikipedia is a good source to solve these puzzles  .
-o0o-
Did this person die before 1951?
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refugee
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 09:15 |
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No.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 09:21 |
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Did she die before 2001?
Edited by someone_else - September 28 2012 at 09:21
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refugee
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 09:39 |
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Yes.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 09:50 |
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A musician?
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refugee
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 10:03 |
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Yes.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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someone_else
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 10:10 |
Did she live for 60 years or more?
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refugee
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 10:50 |
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Yes.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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someone_else
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Posted: September 28 2012 at 17:50 |
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Was she European?
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refugee
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Posted: September 29 2012 at 05:10 |
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Yes, she was European.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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someone_else
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Posted: September 29 2012 at 07:25 |
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British?
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refugee
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Posted: September 29 2012 at 08:27 |
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Nope.
28 October.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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