Munchhausen
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus
[kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von
[fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
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