Philipp Andreas Oldenburger

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Philipp Andreas Oldenburger was a renowned 17th century lawyer and political historian from Germany. After writing a pamphlet that offended authorities, he was placed under arrest and sentenced to eat his writings. Besides eating his own writings, he was also flogged, with orders given not to stop the flogging until he had eaten the last crumb. Oldenburger died in 1678.

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