- Jonathan Oldbuck
Jonathan Oldbuck is the antiquary in Scott's novel of the same name, devoted to the study and collection of old coins, a man with an irritable temper, due to disappointment in a love affair.
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Rodolphe Topffer — Rodolphe Töpffer Rodolphe Töpffer, Autoportrait Rodolphe Töpffer (ou Toepffer), suisse né à Genève le 31 janvier 1799 et mort dans cette même ville le 8 juin 1846, est un pédagogue, écrivain, politicien et auteur de bande dessinée suisse,… … Wikipédia en Français
