Rudolf Erich Raspe 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 Göttingen and Leipzig and worked as a librarian for the university of Göttingen. In 1762, he became a clerk in the university library
Théophile Rudolphe Studer by Studer include: Théophile Rudolphe Studer Théophile Rudolphe Studer (27 November 1845 – 12 February 1922) was a Swiss ornithologist and marine biologist. From 1871 to 1922 he was a curator of zoological collections at the museum of natural history in Berne. In 1874-76 he took part in a scientific journey aboard the German frigate- "S.M.S. Gazelle". Two years after his return he was a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the school of veterinary medicine in Berne. With Victor Fatio (1838-1906), he published the first three installments of "Catalogue des oiseaux de la Suisse" (Catalogue of birds of