Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen, Munchausen, Baron Munchausen, Munchhausen
Munchhausen, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen, Munchausen, Baron Munchausen
German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)