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Psalmanazar, George

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An impostor, born in the South of France, who, being brought to London, imposed on Compton, bishop of London, by fabricating a history of Formosa, of which he professed to be a native, but was convicted of the error of his ways by Law's "Serious Call," and led afterwards what seemed a sober life, and one to commend the regard of Johnson (1679-1763).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Psalmanazar, George'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/psalmanazar-george.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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