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Notable impostors. False nationality claims. Princess Caraboo (1791–1864), Englishwoman who pretended to be a princess from a fictional island. Korla Pandit (1921–1998), African-American pianist/organist who pretended to be from India. George Psalmanazar (1679–1763), who claimed to be from Taiwan.
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- Christian Gerhartsreiter: A murderer who pretended to be a Rockefeller. Born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter in 1961 in Germany, this faux Rockefeller arrived in the United States on a tourist visa as a teen and by the early 1980s was living in San Marino, California.
- Sarah Edmonds: A woman who posed as a man to serve in the Civil War. Historians have estimated that some 400 to 1,000 females masqueraded as men in order to do battle for the North or South.
- The Tichborne Claimant: A case that captivated Victorian England. In 1854, Sir Roger Tichborne, a member of an aristocratic British family, left South America on a ship that soon was lost at sea; he was presumed dead.
- Ferdinand Demara: A serial impostor who impersonated a naval surgeon. Demara, who became the subject of a book and a movie both titled “The Great Impostor,” made a career out of posing as other people, even working as a surgeon despite never attending medical school.
May 19, 2013 · For example, one of the most famous impostors in recent history is Frank Abagnale, inspiration for the Spielberg/DiCaprio film Catch Me If You Can. He robbed, cheated, and lied his way into a fortune, but no matter how many checks he forged, you just can’t help rooting for the guy.
There’s just something about impostors that captures the popular imagination. People who have not just the skill but the confidence – indeed, the audacity – to pose as someone else have long fascinated us. That’s why impostors have long been the protagonists of novels, plays and movies as well as…
Famous Impostors is the last of four non-fiction books completed by Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula. It features numerous historical impostors and hoaxes. The first edition was published by the Sturgis & Walton Company of New York in November 1910.
From alchemists to false princesses, sorcerers to political imposters, tricksters have played an eminent role in history. The outlandish schemes of these wily characters have never failed to attract public attention.
Jan 12, 2020 · Wilhelm Voigt. On October 16, 1906, a German captain walked into an army barracks in Berlin and commandeered ten soldiers who accompanied him by train to the town of Köpenick east of the capital. There, the captain placed the mayor and the treasurer under arrest for embezzlement and confiscated over 4,000 marks from the local treasury as evidence.
