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Psalmanazar, George

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Psalmanazar, George (c. 1679-1763)

French literary impostor. His real name is unknown, his pseudonym being taken from Shalmaneser, an Assyrian prince mentioned in the Old Testament. Professing to be a native of Formosa, he was accepted in English society and concocted A Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa 1704. After his fraud was exposed he became a conscientious hack writer.
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