NazoMap Encyclopedia of Yokai, Cryptids, Urban Legends & Ancient Mysteries 日本語

People in the Legends

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The people who recorded the legends of yokai, cryptids, urban legends, UFOs and ancient civilizations, proposed theories about them or set out to investigate them, in alphabetical order.

A

Abraham Ortelius Cartographer / 1527–1598 1 related entry Adam Weishaupt Legal scholar and founder of the Illuminati / 1748–1830 2 related entries Aldous Huxley Writer / 1894–1963 1 related entry Antonin Dvorak Composer / 1841–1904 1 related entry Antoon Cornelis Oudemans Zoologist / 1858–1943 1 related entry Armand David Missionary and naturalist / 1826–1900 1 related entry Arthur Conan Doyle Writer and physician / 1859–1930 3 related entries Asai Ryoi Monk and writer / Birth year unknown – 1691 2 related entries Athanasius Kircher Jesuit scholar / 1602–1680 1 related entry

B

Bram Stoker Writer / 1847–1912 1 related entry

C

Carl Gustav Jung Psychiatrist and psychologist / 1875–1961 2 related entries Charles Berlitz Writer and language educator / 1914–2003 1 related entry Ctesias Physician and historian / 5th–4th century BC 1 related entry

D

Darren Naish Paleontologist and science writer 1 related entry

E

E. T. A. Hoffmann Writer and composer / 1776–1822 1 related entry Edmond Halley Astronomer / 1656–1742 1 related entry Edward Kelley Alchemist and medium / 1555 – c. 1597 2 related entries Eric Shipton Mountaineer and explorer / 1907–1977 1 related entry Erich von Daniken Writer 2 related entries Erik Pontoppidan Clergyman and naturalist / 1698–1764 1 related entry

F

Ferdinand Magellan Navigator / c. 1480–1521 1 related entry Ferdynand Ossendowski Writer and explorer / 1876–1945 1 related entry Francisco Ximenez Dominican friar / 1666–c. 1729 1 related entry Friedrich de la Motte Fouque Writer / 1777–1843 1 related entry Fujiwara no Hidesato Heian-period warrior / Dates unknown (10th century) 2 related entries

G

Geoffrey of Monmouth Cleric and historian / c. 1095 – c. 1155 1 related entry George Adamski Contactee / 1891–1965 3 related entries George Orwell Writer and journalist / 1903–1950 1 related entry George Ripley Alchemist and cleric / c. 1415 – c. 1490 2 related entries George Shaw Naturalist / 1751–1813 1 related entry George Smith Assyriologist / 1840–1876 1 related entry Goto Ben Writer and reporter / 1929–2020 1 related entry

H

Hanno the Navigator Navigator / c. 5th century BC 1 related entry Hans Christian Andersen Writer of fairy tales and poet / 1805–1875 1 related entry Hans Schomburgk Explorer and animal collector / 1880–1967 1 related entry Harry Johnston Explorer and colonial administrator / 1858–1927 1 related entry Heinrich Heine Poet / 1797–1856 1 related entry Helena P. Blavatsky Esoteric thinker / 1831–1891 4 related entries Hirata Atsutane Scholar of National Learning (Kokugaku) / 1776–1843 2 related entries

I

Ignatius Donnelly Politician and writer / 1831–1901 1 related entry Imaizumi Yoshinori Zoologist / 1914–2007 1 related entry Inoue Enryo Philosopher and educator / 1858–1919 1 related entry Ivan Sanderson Naturalist and writer / 1911–1973 1 related entry

J

J. L. B. Smith Ichthyologist / 1897–1968 1 related entry J. R. R. Tolkien Writer and philologist / 1892–1973 3 related entries James Churchward Writer / 1851–1936 2 related entries James Cook Explorer and naval officer / 1728–1779 1 related entry James Frazer Anthropologist / 1854–1941 1 related entry Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poet and writer / 1749–1832 5 related entries John Cleves Symmes Jr. Army officer / 1780–1829 1 related entry John Dee Mathematician and astrologer / 1527 – c. 1608 2 related entries John Keel Journalist and writer / 1930–2009 1 related entry John Marshall Archaeologist / 1876–1958 1 related entry John Polidori Physician and writer / 1795–1821 2 related entries John Stuart Mill Philosopher and economist / 1806–1873 1 related entry John von Neumann Mathematician / 1903–1957 1 related entry Joseph Jacobs Folklorist / 1854–1916 1 related entry Jules Verne Writer / 1828–1905 1 related entry

K

Kano Kokichi Philosopher and educator / 1865–1942 1 related entry Karl Richard Lepsius Egyptologist / 1810–1884 1 related entry Kenneth Arnold Businessman and pilot / 1915–1984 1 related entry Kimura Masaaki Marine geologist 1 related entry Kubodera Tsunemi Zoologist (cephalopods) 1 related entry Kusunoki Masashige Warrior / ? – 1336 1 related entry

L

Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) Writer and scholar of English literature / 1850–1904 3 related entries Lord Byron Poet / 1788–1824 1 related entry Luigi Serafini Artist and architect / 1949– 1 related entry

M

Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer Museum curator / 1907–2004 1 related entry Mary Shelley Writer / 1797–1851 1 related entry Matsuo Basho Haiku poet / 1644–1694 2 related entries Minamoto no Raiko (Yorimitsu) Heian-period warrior / 948–1021 5 related entries Minamoto no Yorimasa Heian-period warrior and poet / 1104–1180 1 related entry

N

Nostradamus Physician and astrologer / 1503–1566 1 related entry

P

Paracelsus Physician and alchemist / c. 1493–1541 7 related entries Philip Sclater Zoologist / 1829–1913 1 related entry Plato Philosopher / c. 427 BC – c. 347 BC 2 related entries Prince Shotoku (Shotoku Taishi) Imperial prince and statesman / 574–622 2 related entries

R

Rakhal Das Banerji Archaeologist / 1885–1930 1 related entry Ray Bradbury Science fiction writer / 1920–2012 1 related entry Ray Kurzweil Inventor and futurist / 1948– 2 related entries Retired Emperor Toba Emperor and retired emperor / 1103–1156 1 related entry Richard Byrd Explorer and naval officer / 1888–1957 1 related entry Roald Dahl Writer / 1916–1990 1 related entry Roy Chapman Andrews Explorer and naturalist / 1884–1960 1 related entry Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor / 1552–1612 2 related entries

S

Saint Columba Monk and missionary / c. 521–597 1 related entry Saint-Yves d'Alveydre Esoteric thinker / 1842–1909 1 related entry Samuel Garman Zoologist / 1843–1927 1 related entry Sasaki Kizen Folktale collector and writer / 1886–1933 5 related entries Sato Satoru Children's author / 1928–2017 1 related entry Snorri Sturluson Poet, historian and politician / 1179–1241 7 related entries

T

Takano Hideyuki Nonfiction writer 1 related entry Takeuchi Kiyomaro Religious leader / 1875–1965 1 related entry Terajima Ryoan Physician / Dates unknown (mid-Edo period) 3 related entries Thomas More Thinker and statesman / 1478–1535 1 related entry Thomas Savage Missionary and naturalist / 1804–1880 1 related entry Togawa Yukio Writer / 1912–2004 1 related entry Toriyama Sekien Ukiyo-e artist / 1712–1788 36 related entries Tsuboi Shogoro Anthropologist / 1863–1913 1 related entry

U

Ueda Akinari Writer and Kokugaku scholar / 1734–1809 2 related entries

V

Vernor Vinge Science fiction writer and mathematician / 1944–2024 1 related entry Vincent Gaddis Writer / 1913–1997 1 related entry

W

W. B. Yeats Poet and playwright / 1865–1939 2 related entries W. W. Jacobs Writer / 1863–1943 1 related entry Wilfrid Voynich Antiquarian bookseller / 1865–1930 1 related entry William Friedman Cryptanalyst / 1891–1969 1 related entry William Shakespeare Playwright and poet / 1564–1616 3 related entries

Y

Yanagita Kunio Folklorist / 1875–1962 11 related entries Yoshida Kenko Poet and essayist / c. 1283 – after 1352 1 related entry

Z

Zhang Jiao Leader of the Way of Great Peace / ?–184 1 related entry