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refugee 
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 Posted: October 21 2013 at 07:24 |
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I’ve had a hard time finding hints that don’t give him away at once:
Real, male, deceased.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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someone_else
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Posted: October 21 2013 at 07:45 |
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Did he die before 1613?
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refugee
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Posted: October 21 2013 at 07:46 |
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Yes, he died before 1613.
Slow and continuous changes
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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someone_else
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Posted: October 21 2013 at 10:53 |
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Before 29 BC?
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refugee
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Posted: October 21 2013 at 11:02 |
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Yes, before 29 BC.
Impiety
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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someone_else
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Posted: October 21 2013 at 16:57 |
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This is the second time the name enters my mind and the second hint fits quite well, just like the first, so I try a long distance shot: Heraclitus?
Edited by someone_else - October 21 2013 at 16:57
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refugee
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 01:22 |
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No, not Heraclitus.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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someone_else
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 03:22 |
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I've found him. It must be Aristarchus of Samos (310BC - 230 BC), the Greek astronomer who was ahead of his time.
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refugee
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 03:38 |
That’s our man!  I was reminded of him recently when his name popped up in a note to Pliny the Elder’s The Natural History. Your go!
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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someone_else
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 04:58 |
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Real person, Male, Alive.
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refugee
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 05:13 |
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Born before 1950?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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someone_else
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 05:30 |
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Yes, before 1950.
Garters
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refugee
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 05:45 |
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Before 1933?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
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someone_else
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 07:21 |
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No, not before 1933.
Sixteen plus four is one too little.
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refugee
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 09:23 |
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European?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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someone_else
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 09:58 |
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Yes, European.
His former protegé was evicted.
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refugee
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 13:03 |
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British?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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someone_else
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Posted: October 22 2013 at 13:39 |
No, not British.
He had been married for about two years.
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refugee
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Posted: October 23 2013 at 05:13 |
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From a Mediterranean country?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing
(Peter Hammill)
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someone_else
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Posted: October 23 2013 at 05:22 |
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No, not from a Mediterranean country.
Controversial statements
Edited by someone_else - October 23 2013 at 05:22
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