Jean-Frédéric Waldeck
Jean-Frédéric Waldeck was born on March 16, 1766. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Jean-Frédéric Waldeck
Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck (c. 1766 – c. 1875) was a French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer. He was a man of talent and accomplishment, but his love of self-promotion and refusal to let the truth get in the way of a good story leave some aspects of his life in mystery. At various times Waldeck said that he was born in Paris, Prague, or Vienna, and at other times claimed to be a German, Austrian or British citizen. He often claimed the title of count and occasionally that of duke or baron, but these cannot be verified. Waldeck said he had traveled to southern Africa at…