Rudolf Erich Raspe improbable", but wrote: "... the reader may be assured that this part of the narrative is founded on a fact of actual occurrence." Rudolf Erich Raspe Rudolf Erich Raspe (March 1736 – 16 November 1794) was a German librarian, writer, and scientist, called by his biographer John Patrick Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales, "" also known as "Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia", originally a satirical work with political aims. Raspe was born in Hanover, and baptised on 28 March 1736. He studied law and jurisprudence at
Jeff Raspe whose artists have included Phish, The Vestrymen, Tiny Lights, The Figgs, and Black Sun Ensemble and "Miracle Management," whose artists include Miracle Legion, Shelleyan Orphan, and The Figgs. Raspe also coordinated and served as executive producer on a tribute album for the New Jersey band Winter Hours for Main Man Records called "A Few Uneven Rhymes" in 2008. Artists on the recording included Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes), The Ryan Brothers, (The Bogmen), Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), and several members of The Feelies. In 2011, Raspe was a co-producer on another Main Man Records project; a tribute to the band The