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refugee
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 06:33 |
One last question about when he died: before 1990?
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 06:46 |
You left a hint saying "fast cars" so a race-driver then?
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 06:55 |
He forgot to make that hint "invisible". The other hints so far are "Ram" and "Does not change".
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 07:28 |
@refugee: Yes, he died before 1990.
@Undercover Man: Yes, he was a race-driver for a while. Yet this is not the source of his fame. This bloke was multi-talented.
I used the wrong colour code to make the hint truly "invisible".
Wales was Wassily's 33rd successor.
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 07:40 |
European?
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 07:54 |
Yes, European.
Descending from the fourth to the country of the fifth.
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 08:38 |
Your hints lead me to Wales, Russia and Scotland. Did he come from one of those countries?
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 09:24 |
No, not from one of those countries.
Edit: After this post, the hints will be less cryptic.
A tribute to Liz and her auld mum, twenty-four years after the centennial.
Edited by someone_else - November 12 2012 at 09:30
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refugee
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 09:37 |
Italian?
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 09:41 |
No, not from Italy.
C stands for Cabernet, M for Merlot.
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 09:56 |
Damn! Without checking all your hints, I thought it might have been Enzo Ferrari.
Edit: I didn’t check your last hint before I posted. I change my question to French?
Edited by refugee - November 12 2012 at 10:01
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 10:10 |
Yes, French.
Promotion at his 51st.
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 10:59 |
Georges Philippe de Rothschild?
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Posted: November 12 2012 at 16:21 |
That's him! I give the explanations - and a correction - to the hints: 1. The animal appearing most often on the labels of Ch. Mouton-Rothschild. 2. He had been a Grand Prix-racer for a short while. 3. Premier ne puis, second ne daigne, Mouton ne change: the motto of Ch. Mouton-Rothschild. 4. A painting by Wassily Kandinsky (d. 1944) was used for the 1971 label; Charles, Prince of Wales, designed the 2004 label. 5. Philippe descended from Nathan Mayer Rothschild, the third son of Mayer Amschel (not the fourth, he was the 4th child - apologies), he came from France; the French branch was founded by Mayer's fifth son, Jacob "James"Mayer. 6. Refers to the 1977 label - the year in which Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 25 years. 7. 86% Cabernet Sauvignon + 3% Cabernet Franc + 14% Merlot = Ch. Mouton-Rothschild. 8. 1973 was Philippe's 51st vintage. In this year his wine became 1er Grand Cru Classé, the only modification in the 1855 Bordeaux wines classification. Apparently the Comte de Lur-Saluces, owner of Ch. d'Yquem, envied him.
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refugee
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Posted: November 13 2012 at 04:26 |
Interesting person – and no giveaways in your hints! I see that I was right in thinking Kandinsky (hence my question about Russia). Another deceased male.
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Posted: November 13 2012 at 05:03 |
Did he die before 1800?
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Posted: November 13 2012 at 05:16 |
Yes.
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Posted: November 13 2012 at 05:25 |
Before 1500?
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refugee
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Posted: November 13 2012 at 05:33 |
No.
Yes
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Posted: November 13 2012 at 05:43 |
Before 1600?
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