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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 11:51:13 GMT
He was not a scientist, but his two best-known works (which we should not concentrate on) are scientific in nature. I feel we should find this more of a hint than I currently do. He was very unfunny, which is interesting, unless I'm reading too much into Terry's choice of words. There are any number of historical figures who are not reported to have said or done anything amusing in their lives, but would you say they were very unfunny if you were asked that question? You'd probably say 'not known for that' or the like. So how does one acquire a reputation for being very unfunny? If you're Queen Victoria, you can say, 'We are not amused,' and get quoted a lot, but even that doesn't prove that she didn't find other things hysterical. Also, despite being a polymath well-known enough for us all to be expected to be familiar with him, there's nothing named after him. Pretty much every famous person gets something named after them, even if it's only a street. City planners get desperate at some point, because coming up with names for places isn't as easy as it looks. Is he generally considered a Bad Person? Yes. Although on account of his scientific avocation, a lot of people nowadays tend to forget that. Weird clue: even if nothing was named after him, so far as I know, he is better known by his moniker in which he is named after a location he was associated with as well as his avocation. |
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Sept 10, 2023 12:00:36 GMT
It may a weird clue, but it makes me think that we're into kicking oneself territory, where it should be obvious.
Is this location on the east coast of the US? (I realise it may not be in the US at all, but I think he wasn't known for travelling.)
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 12:09:56 GMT
No
wrong side.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Sept 10, 2023 12:31:18 GMT
Is he associated with any part of California? (Nice big state there, high population, known for lots of things, including fruits and nuts.)
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Post by Pacifica on Sept 10, 2023 12:37:20 GMT
Is he famous for an invention?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Sept 10, 2023 12:54:44 GMT
People who are better known by a geographical moniker tend to be those whose villainy is made fairly clear: the Boston Strangler, the Butcher of Lyon. Florence Nightingale may be known as the Angel of the Crimea, but surely her real name is more famous. That's why I keep thinking it must be obvious, as I proceed to get nowhere with the Walla Walla Astronomer.
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Post by kizolk on Sept 10, 2023 13:02:42 GMT
Was his avocation a natural science?
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 19:32:00 GMT
Was his avocation a natural science? No. |
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 19:32:35 GMT
Is he famous for an invention? No. Invention isn't the word I'd use. |
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 19:32:58 GMT
Is he associated with any part of California? (Nice big state there, high population, known for lots of things, including fruits and nuts.) Yes. |
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Post by kizolk on Sept 10, 2023 19:43:59 GMT
Was he born after 1925?
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Post by terentiusfaber on Sept 10, 2023 19:47:16 GMT
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Post by kizolk on Sept 10, 2023 20:08:26 GMT
A real dead male who was born between 1850 and 1925, died a natural death when he was older than 50 (so after 1900), better known by his moniker in which he is named after a location in California he was associated with (or it could be California itself) as well as his scientific avocation (he wasn't a professional) which isn't a natural science.
He's known for two works in particular that he's written in English (they are of a scientific nature related to his avocation; we shouldn't focus too much on those works), and amongst other things, the experiences that led to his written works (not military, religious or political matters, and not about travelling). He could be considered a polymath.
He was a very unfunny guy, and a Bad Person, although on account of his scientific avocation, a lot of people nowadays tend to forget that.
Nothing was named after him to Terry's knowledge, and he's not famous for an invention (at least that's not the word Terry would use).
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Did his avocation have to do with biology?
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Post by kizolk on Sept 10, 2023 20:11:04 GMT
A real dead male who was born between 1850 and 1925, died a natural death when he was older than 50 (so after 1900), better known by his moniker in which he is named after a location in California he was associated with (or it could be California itself) as well as his scientific avocation (he wasn't a professional) which isn't a natural science. He's known for two works in particular that he's written in English (they are of a scientific nature related to his avocation; we shouldn't focus too much on those works), and amongst other things, the experiences that led to his written works (not military, religious or political matters, and not about travelling). He could be considered a polymath. He was a very unfunny guy, and a Bad Person, although on account of his scientific avocation, a lot of people nowadays tend to forget that. Nothing was named after him to Terry's knowledge, and he's not famous for an invention (at least that's not the word Terry would use). It's hard to keep track of everything, and I may have added things that Terry didn't confirm (and that could be false), or failed to make connections that were valid. |
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Post by kizolk on Sept 10, 2023 20:11:37 GMT
He was a very unfunny guy, and a Bad Person, although on account of his scientific avocation, a lot of people nowadays tend to forget that. Harsh epitaph. |
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