Philipp Andreas Oldenburger Explained

Philipp Andreas Oldenburger was a renowned 17th century lawyer and political historian from Germany. [1]

After writing a pamphlet that offended German authorities, he was placed under arrest and sentenced to eat his writings. While carrying out his sentence, he was flogged, with orders given not to stop the flogging until he had eaten the last page.[2]

Oldenburger died in 1678.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wallace, etc . The People's almanac presents the book of lists #2. Irving Wallace . David Wallechinsky . Amy Wallace . 1981. Bantam Books. 0-553-13101-X. 146.
  2. https://archive.org/details/excursionsabook00marvgoog/page/n28 Marvin, Frederic Rowland (1910). The Excursions of a Book-lover: Being Papers on Literary Themes.

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