Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), was a nineteenth-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimately settling in Ohio in 1815, where he made notable contributions to botany, zoology, and the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America. He also contributed to the study of ancient Mesoamerican linguistics, in addition to work he had already completed in Europe.
Rafinesque was eccentric, and is often portrayed as an "erratic genius". He was an autodidact who excelled in various fields of knowledge, as a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot. He wrote prolifically on such diverse topics as anthropology, biology, geology, and linguistics, but was honored in none of these fields during his lifetime. Today, scholars agree that he was far ahead of his time in many areas. Among his theories was that ancestors of Native Americans had migrated by the Bering Sea from Asia to North America.
His status, as viewed by rabbinical literature, is that he was the last of the Hebrew Judges and the first of the major prophets who began to prophesy inside the Land of Israel. He was thus at the cusp between two eras. According to the text of the Books of Samuel, he also anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul and David.
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Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Rama-thaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chron. 6:3-15) and in that of Heman, his great-grandson (ib. vi. 18-22). According to the genealogical tables, Elkanah was a Levite - a fact otherwise not mentioned in the books of Samuel. The fact that Elkanah, a Levite, was denominated an Ephraimite is analogous to the designation of a Levite belonging to Judah (Judges 17:7, for example).
Samuel (Սամվել Samvel) is an 1886 Armenian language novel by the novelist Raffi. Considered by some critics his most successful work, the plot centres on the killing of the fourth-century Prince Vahan Mamikonian and his wife by their son Samuel.
Samuel of Nehardea or Samuel bar Abba (Hebrew: שמואל or שמואל ירחינאה) was a JewishTalmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an Amora of the first generation; son of Abba bar Abba and head of the Yeshiva at Nehardea. He was a teacher of halakha, judge, physician, and astronomer. He was born about 165 CE at Nehardea, in Babylonia and died there about 257 CE. As in the case of many other great men, a number of legendary stories are connected with his birth (comp. Halakot Gedolot,Giṭṭin, end; Tos. Ḳid. 73a s.v. Mai Ikka). In Talmudic texts, Samuel is frequently associated with Abba Arika, with whom he debated on many major issues. He was the teacher of Rabbi Judah ben Ezekiel. From the little biographical information gleaned from the Talmud, we know that Samuel was never ordained as a Tanna, that he was very precise with his words (Kidd. 70), and that he had a special affinity for astronomy: one of his best known sayings was that "The paths of heaven are as clear to me as the pathways of Nehardea."
The Ancient Monuments Of North & South America: by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
This Video in the series "Were Africans in the Americas before Columbus?", it takes a look a Constantine Samuel Rafinesque works; The Ancient Monuments Of North & South America from the year 1838.
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REFERENCES:
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque
The American Monuments of North and South America
https://ia800200.us.archive.org/1/items/ancientmonuments00rafirich/ancientmonuments00rafirich.pdf
published: 06 Feb 2019
BOOK REVEAL (C.S. RAFINESQUE, 1836)
C.S. RAFINESQUA, 1836 OUTLINES OF THE AMERICAN NATIONS.
published: 18 Dec 2019
Audubon vs. Rafinesque (2018)
Mariam and Erin tell the story of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s visit with naturalist John James Audubon, and how the resulting prank by Audubon on Rafinesque wasn’t fully discovered for nearly 150 years.
Tales From The Kentucky Room
Episode 2
October 25, 2018
★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9cdcc3a0
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published: 18 Feb 2019
Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast, Ep. 5: The Curse of Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque should be known for being a prolific naturalist who named over 2500 species and spoke of evolution years before Darwin. Instead, if you know of him at all, it’s probably for being the professor who placed a curse on Transylvania University. Tune in to episode 5 to hear the crazy story of his curse and supposed entombment on campus. (Originally published October 9, 2020)
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Cursed Transylvania University; the story of Rafinesque
Tales tell that Transylvania University is cursed by a deceased teacher, is it true or fabricated?
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CURSE OF RAFI.mpg
Story I did on the supposed Curse of Constantine Rafinesque on the campus of Transylvania University.
This Video in the series "Were Africans in the Americas before Columbus?", it takes a look a Constantine Samuel Rafinesque works; The Ancient Monuments Of North...
This Video in the series "Were Africans in the Americas before Columbus?", it takes a look a Constantine Samuel Rafinesque works; The Ancient Monuments Of North & South America from the year 1838.
The Reason WHY this book was chosen is BECAUSE a lot of so-called Black natives "Indians" have VERY VERY BAD SCHOLARSHIP! This book put away many LIES & FALSEHOODS
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL:
iskosi umfundisi
REFERENCES:
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque
The American Monuments of North and South America
https://ia800200.us.archive.org/1/items/ancientmonuments00rafirich/ancientmonuments00rafirich.pdf
This Video in the series "Were Africans in the Americas before Columbus?", it takes a look a Constantine Samuel Rafinesque works; The Ancient Monuments Of North & South America from the year 1838.
The Reason WHY this book was chosen is BECAUSE a lot of so-called Black natives "Indians" have VERY VERY BAD SCHOLARSHIP! This book put away many LIES & FALSEHOODS
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL:
iskosi umfundisi
REFERENCES:
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque
The American Monuments of North and South America
https://ia800200.us.archive.org/1/items/ancientmonuments00rafirich/ancientmonuments00rafirich.pdf
Mariam and Erin tell the story of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s visit with naturalist John James Audubon, and how the resulting prank by Audubon on Rafinesque...
Mariam and Erin tell the story of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s visit with naturalist John James Audubon, and how the resulting prank by Audubon on Rafinesque wasn’t fully discovered for nearly 150 years.
Tales From The Kentucky Room
Episode 2
October 25, 2018
★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9cdcc3a0
★ Additional episodes: https://www.lexpublib.org/podcasts/TFKR/
Mariam and Erin tell the story of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s visit with naturalist John James Audubon, and how the resulting prank by Audubon on Rafinesque wasn’t fully discovered for nearly 150 years.
Tales From The Kentucky Room
Episode 2
October 25, 2018
★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9cdcc3a0
★ Additional episodes: https://www.lexpublib.org/podcasts/TFKR/
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque should be known for being a prolific naturalist who named over 2500 species and spoke of evolution years before Darwin. Instead, i...
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque should be known for being a prolific naturalist who named over 2500 species and spoke of evolution years before Darwin. Instead, if you know of him at all, it’s probably for being the professor who placed a curse on Transylvania University. Tune in to episode 5 to hear the crazy story of his curse and supposed entombment on campus. (Originally published October 9, 2020)
Have you checked out our Patreon? We’d love you to join us there, where we’re creating even more content for you. https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery
There’s a podcast store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com
If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with unedited videos of our podcast recording process for each full episode. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app!
Sources:
Who’s Buried in Rafinesque’s Tomb by Charles Boewe, from
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-Samuel-Rafinesque
https://www.transy.edu/1780/2019/09/honor-to-whom-honor-is-overdue-transylvania-remembers-noted-professor-constantine-rafinesque/
https://daily.jstor.org/the-raffish-and-radical-constantine-samuel-rafinesque/
https://transyrambler.com/who-is-rafinesque/
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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque should be known for being a prolific naturalist who named over 2500 species and spoke of evolution years before Darwin. Instead, if you know of him at all, it’s probably for being the professor who placed a curse on Transylvania University. Tune in to episode 5 to hear the crazy story of his curse and supposed entombment on campus. (Originally published October 9, 2020)
Have you checked out our Patreon? We’d love you to join us there, where we’re creating even more content for you. https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery
There’s a podcast store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com
If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with unedited videos of our podcast recording process for each full episode. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app!
Sources:
Who’s Buried in Rafinesque’s Tomb by Charles Boewe, from
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-Samuel-Rafinesque
https://www.transy.edu/1780/2019/09/honor-to-whom-honor-is-overdue-transylvania-remembers-noted-professor-constantine-rafinesque/
https://daily.jstor.org/the-raffish-and-radical-constantine-samuel-rafinesque/
https://transyrambler.com/who-is-rafinesque/
All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.
If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! She can create anything you need.
Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”
Email your personal or local stories related to witches, magic, murder, or mystery to [email protected].
Get to know us better:
Kara: @atoakandmain
Megan: @megan_whitmer or www.meganwhitmer.com
Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!
Tales tell that Transylvania University is cursed by a deceased teacher, is it true or fabricated?
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Tales tell that Transylvania University is cursed by a deceased teacher, is it true or fabricated?
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This Video in the series "Were Africans in the Americas before Columbus?", it takes a look a Constantine Samuel Rafinesque works; The Ancient Monuments Of North & South America from the year 1838.
The Reason WHY this book was chosen is BECAUSE a lot of so-called Black natives "Indians" have VERY VERY BAD SCHOLARSHIP! This book put away many LIES & FALSEHOODS
SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL:
iskosi umfundisi
REFERENCES:
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque
The American Monuments of North and South America
https://ia800200.us.archive.org/1/items/ancientmonuments00rafirich/ancientmonuments00rafirich.pdf
Mariam and Erin tell the story of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s visit with naturalist John James Audubon, and how the resulting prank by Audubon on Rafinesque wasn’t fully discovered for nearly 150 years.
Tales From The Kentucky Room
Episode 2
October 25, 2018
★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9cdcc3a0
★ Additional episodes: https://www.lexpublib.org/podcasts/TFKR/
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque should be known for being a prolific naturalist who named over 2500 species and spoke of evolution years before Darwin. Instead, if you know of him at all, it’s probably for being the professor who placed a curse on Transylvania University. Tune in to episode 5 to hear the crazy story of his curse and supposed entombment on campus. (Originally published October 9, 2020)
Have you checked out our Patreon? We’d love you to join us there, where we’re creating even more content for you. https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery
There’s a podcast store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com
If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with unedited videos of our podcast recording process for each full episode. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app!
Sources:
Who’s Buried in Rafinesque’s Tomb by Charles Boewe, from
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-Samuel-Rafinesque
https://www.transy.edu/1780/2019/09/honor-to-whom-honor-is-overdue-transylvania-remembers-noted-professor-constantine-rafinesque/
https://daily.jstor.org/the-raffish-and-radical-constantine-samuel-rafinesque/
https://transyrambler.com/who-is-rafinesque/
All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.
If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! She can create anything you need.
Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”
Email your personal or local stories related to witches, magic, murder, or mystery to [email protected].
Get to know us better:
Kara: @atoakandmain
Megan: @megan_whitmer or www.meganwhitmer.com
Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!
Tales tell that Transylvania University is cursed by a deceased teacher, is it true or fabricated?
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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), was a nineteenth-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimately settling in Ohio in 1815, where he made notable contributions to botany, zoology, and the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America. He also contributed to the study of ancient Mesoamerican linguistics, in addition to work he had already completed in Europe.
Rafinesque was eccentric, and is often portrayed as an "erratic genius". He was an autodidact who excelled in various fields of knowledge, as a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot. He wrote prolifically on such diverse topics as anthropology, biology, geology, and linguistics, but was honored in none of these fields during his lifetime. Today, scholars agree that he was far ahead of his time in many areas. Among his theories was that ancestors of Native Americans had migrated by the Bering Sea from Asia to North America.