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George Psalmanazar (1679 – 3 May 1763) was a Frenchman who claimed to be the first native of Formosa (today Taiwan) to visit Europe.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 48 relations: A Modest Proposal, Anglicanism, Aztecs, Cardamom, Child prodigy, Christianity in Japan, Constructed language, Constructed writing system, Earnshaw Books, Edmond Halley, England, Fake memoir, Franciscans, Geography of Taiwan, Grub Street, Hebrew language, Henry Compton (bishop), Holy Roman Empire, Human cannibalism, Inca Empire, Jesuits, Jonathan Swift, Korla Pandit, Languedoc, London, Lord's Prayer, New World, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded, Pilgrim, Polygamy, Princess Caraboo, Propitiation, Provence, Rotterdam, Royal Society, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Palmer (printer), Samuel Richardson, Shalmaneser V, Sophist, Taiwan, The Pittsburgh Press, Thomas More, Three teachings, Tobias Smollett, Travel literature, University of Oxford, Utopia (book).

  2. Fictional Chinese people
  3. Fictional Qing dynasty people
  4. Fictional Taiwanese people
  5. French emigrants to the Kingdom of Great Britain
  6. Linguistic hoaxes
  7. Passing (sociology)

A Modest Proposal

A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift in 1729.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Aztecs

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.

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Cardamom

Cardamom, sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae.

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Child prodigy

A child prodigy is a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful work in some domain at the level of an adult expert.

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Christianity in Japan

Christianity in Japan is among the nation's minority religions in terms of individuals who state an explicit affiliation or faith.

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Constructed language

A constructed language (shortened to conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, orthography, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose, which may include being devised for a work of fiction. George Psalmanazar and constructed language are constructed languages.

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Constructed writing system

A constructed writing system or a neography is a writing system specifically created by an individual or group, rather than having evolved as part of a language or culture like a natural script. George Psalmanazar and constructed writing system are constructed languages.

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Earnshaw Books

Earnshaw Books is a Hong Kong-based publishing house specializing in English-language books about China and is considered to be "one of the more notable independent publishers in East Asia".

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Edmond Halley

Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (–) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fake memoir

Fake memoirs form a category of literary forgery in which a wholly or partially fabricated autobiography, memoir or journal of an individual is presented as fact.

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Franciscans

The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders of the Catholic Church.

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Geography of Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country in East Asia.

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Grub Street

Until the early 19th century, Grub Street was a street close to London's impoverished Moorfields district that ran from Fore Street east of St Giles-without-Cripplegate north to Chiswell Street.

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Hebrew language

Hebrew (ʿÎbrit) is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family.

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Henry Compton (bishop)

Henry Compton (– 7 July 1713) was an English Army officer and Anglican clergyman who served as the Bishop of London from 1675 to 1713.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Human cannibalism

Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings.

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Inca Empire

The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (Tawantinsuyu, "four parts together"), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift".

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Korla Pandit

Korla Pandit (September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), born John Roland Redd, was an American exotica musician, composer, pianist, and organist.

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Languedoc

The Province of Languedoc (Lengadòc) is a former province of France.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer, also known by its incipit Our Father (Pater Noster), is a central Christian prayer that Jesus taught as the way to pray.

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New World

The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas.

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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel first published in 1740 by the English writer Samuel Richardson.

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Pilgrim

A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place.

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Polygamy

Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses.

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Princess Caraboo

Mary Baker (née Willcocks; 11 November 1792 (alleged), Witheridge, Devonshire, England – 24 December 1864, Bristol, England) was an English impostor. George Psalmanazar and Princess Caraboo are constructed language creators, Hoaxes in the United Kingdom and Linguistic hoaxes.

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Propitiation

Propitiation is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution.

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Provence

Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

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Rotterdam

Rotterdam (lit. "The Dam on the River Rotte") is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson (– 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer.

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Samuel Palmer (printer)

Samuel Palmer (died 1732) was an English printer and author.

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Samuel Richardson

Samuel Richardson (baptised 19 August 1689 – 4 July 1761) was an English writer and printer known for three epistolary novels: Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady (1748) and The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753).

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Shalmaneser V

Shalmaneser V (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: 17px, meaning "Salmānu is foremost"; Biblical Hebrew: שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Tiglath-Pileser III in 727 BC to his deposition and death in 722 BC.

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Sophist

A sophist (sophistēs) was a teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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The Pittsburgh Press

The Pittsburgh Press, formerly The Pittsburg Press and originally The Evening Penny Press, was a major afternoon daily newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for over a century, from 1884 to 1992.

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Thomas More

Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist.

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Three teachings

In Chinese philosophy, the three teachings (tam giáo, Chữ Hán: 三教) are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.

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Tobias Smollett

Tobias George Smollett (bapt. 19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish writer and surgeon.

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Travel literature

The genre of travel literature or travelogue encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.

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Utopia (book)

Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia, "A truly golden little book, not less beneficial than enjoyable, about how things should be in a state and about the new island Utopia") is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516.

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See also

Fictional Chinese people

Fictional Qing dynasty people

Fictional Taiwanese people

  • George Psalmanazar

French emigrants to the Kingdom of Great Britain

Linguistic hoaxes

Passing (sociology)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Psalmanazar

Also known as George Psalmanaazaar, George Psalmanazer, Psalmanaazaar, Psalmanazar, Psalmanazar, George, Salmanaazor.