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 108 MAG 140
John Franklin	1786–1847	British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, captain of HMS Terror	MAG 98 MAG 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 104 MAG 119 MAG 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 108 MAG 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 66 MAG 80 MAG 161
George Gilbert Scott	1811–1878	Architect	MAG 50 MAG 138 MAG 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 26 MAG 35 MAG 41 MAG 50 MAG 63 MAG 80 MAG 104 MAG 111 MAG 138 MAG 160 MAG 183 MAG 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