Characters/Historical

This is a list of characters who are fictionalised versions of actual historical figures, or historical figures otherwise mentioned in the podcast. Bold indicates that the character is the statement-giver in that episode.
Name 	Lifetime 	Description 	Episodes
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst	1717–1797 	British Army officer, advocate of biological warfare 	MAG 68
Jeremy Bentham 	1748–1832 	Philosopher, jurist, and social reformer, regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism; inventor of the panopticon 	MAG 41
Lizzie Borden 	1860–1927 	Axe murder suspect 	MAG 112
Tycho Brahe 	1546–1601 	Astronomer 	MAG 140
Alexander Cunningham 	1814–1893 	British Army engineer and archaeologist 	MAG 138
George Denman 	1819–1896 	Barrister, High Court judge, and Liberal politician 	MAG 98
Harry G. Eisenhard 	 	Photographer, witnessed the "Black Sunday" dust storm along with Robert E. Geiger 	MAG 99
Jack Fawcett 	1903–during or after 1925 	Son of Percy Fawcett; went missing along with his father while searching for the Lost City of Z in Brazil 	MAG 133
Percy Fawcett 	1867–during or after 1925 	Geographer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer; went missing while searching for the Lost City of Z in Brazil 	MAG 133
John Flamsteed 	1646–1719 	Astronomer, first Astronomer Royal in Britain 	
MAG 108MAG 140
John Franklin 	1786–1847 	British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, captain of HMS Terror 	
MAG 98MAG 133
Robert E. Geiger 	 	Associated Press reporter, witnessed and wrote about the "Black Sunday" dust storm 	MAG 99
Joseph Grimaldi 	1778–1837 	Actor, comedian, and dancer, famed for his role of Joey the Clown 	MAG 104MAG 119MAG 128
William Hutcheon Hall 	1797–1878 	British Royal Navy officer, captain of the Nemesis 	MAG 105
Edmond Halley 	1656–1742 	Astronomer, second Astronomer Royal in Britain 	
MAG 108MAG 140
E. T. A. Hoffmann 	1776–1822 	Author of "Der Sandmann" 	MAG 98
Abraham Janssen 	1720–1795 	Chess player 	MAG 116
Wolfgang von Kempelen 	1734–1804 	Author and inventor, creator of the Mechanical Turk 	MAG 116
Marianne Kempthorne 	1812–1884 	Wife of Sampson Kempthorne 	MAG 50
Sampson Kempthorne 	1809–1873 	Architect 	MAG 50
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek 	1876–1936 	Serial killer 	MAG 112
Rev. John Heyrick Macaulay 	1799–1840 	Headmaster of Repton School (1830–1840) 	MAG 98
Empress Maria Theresa 	1717–1780 	Ruler of the Habsburg dominions (1740–1780) 	MAG 116
William Hughes Mearns 	1875–1965 	Poet 	MAG 85
Joseph Merrick 	1862–1890 	Known as the Elephant Man, friend of Sir Frederick Treves 	MAG 68
William Miller 	1782–1849 	Baptist preacher, leader of the Millerite movement 	MAG 134
William Bonython Moffatt 	1812–1887 	Architect 	MAG 50
Sir Isaac Newton 	1642/43–1726/27, depending on calendar system	Mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author 	MAG 140
Wilfred Owen 	1893–1918 	Poet and soldier 	MAG 7
François-André Danican Philidor 	1726–1795 	Composer and chess player 	MAG 116
Nicolaus Reimers 	1551–1600 	Astronomer and mathematician, rival of Tycho Brahe 	MAG 140
Raleigh Rimell 	c. 1902–during or after 1925 	Best friend of Jack Fawcett, went missing along with Percy and Jack Fawcett while searching for the Lost City of Z in Brazil	MAG 133
Henry Roberts 	1803–1876 	Architect, trained under Robert Smirke 	MAG 50
John Ruskin 	1819–1900 	Art critic, author of The Seven Lamps of Architecture 	MAG 66MAG 80MAG 161
George Gilbert Scott 	1811–1878 	Architect 	
MAG 50MAG 138MAG 160
Abraham Sharp 	1653–1742 	Mathematician and astronomer 	MAG 140
Laura Smirke 	1820–1894 	Daughter of Sir Robert Smirke 	MAG 138
Sir Robert Smirke (Wikipedia) 	1780–1867 	Architect 	
MAG 26MAG 35MAG 41MAG 50MAG 63MAG 80MAG 104MAG 111MAG 138MAG 160MAG 183MAG 197
John Snow 	1813–1858 	Physician, regarded as one of the founders of modern epidemiology 	MAG 45
Tintoretto 	1518–1594 	Mannerist painter 	MAG 151
Eduard von Toll 	1858–1902 	Geologist and Arctic explorer; went missing while searching for Sannikov Land 	MAG 133
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet 	1853–1923 	Surgeon, author of The Tale of a Field Hospital 	MAG 68
Ulrich I 	1226–1265 	Count of Württemberg 	MAG 23
Ulrich II 	c. 1254–1279 	Count of Württemberg 	MAG 23
Category:The Magnus Archives Characters