Lichtenberg's Avertissement, is a poster intended to deter the citizens of Göttingen, Germany, from attending the performance of Jacob Philadelphia in 1777, it was written by which German scientist, satirist, and Anglophile?
Lichtenberg's Avertissement Lichtenberg's Avertissement, written by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, is a poster intended to deter the citizens of Göttingen, Germany, from attending the performance of Jacob Philadelphia in 1777. The performance was supposed to be an exhibition of scientific experiments; however, Lichtenberg considered it to be a magic show. He was angered by the alleged deception and posted the following satire in order to persuade people to avoid the performance. As a result of the extravagant claims that were posted, Philadelphia left Göttingen without giving any exhibitions.
Elhanan Rosenstein Elhanan Rosenstein (אלחנן ראזענשטיין in his Yiddish spelling; 1796–1869), son of the Rabbi Zanvil Rosenstein of Bonn and father of the physician Samuel Siegmund Rosenstein, was a rabbi who served in Berlin from 1846 until 1869. Despite being a writer and having a high position in the German Jewish community, Rosenstein was known in his time as being an inarticulate orator in German.