Münchhausen is the surname associated with a German noble family of The surname may refer to: * Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen, German nobleman and storyteller *

Baron Munchausen Baron Munchausen (; ) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book '' Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia''. The character is loosely based on a real ...

, fictional character inspired by Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen *

Börries von Münchhausen Börries Albrecht Conon August Heinrich Freiherr von Münchhausen (20 March 1874 – 16 March 1945) was a German poet and Nazi activist. Biography He was born in Hildesheim, the eldest child of Kammerherr Börries von Münchhausen and his ...

, German poet *

Otto von Münchhausen Otto II. Freiherr von Münchhausen (11 June 1716 – 13 July 1774) was a German botanist. He was Chancellor of University of Göttingen and a correspondent of Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus. He named several species of oaks by the Carl Linnaeus, Linne ...

, German botanist *Johannes V von Münchhausen (1542–1560), Prince-Bishop of Ösel–Wiek *Philipp Adolph von Münchhausen, Head of the

German Chancery The German Chancery (German: ''Deutsche Kanzlei''), also known as the Hanoverian Chancery, was the official name given to the office of the Hanoverian ministry in London during the years of personal union between Great Britain (later the United K ...

in London

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