person
John William Draper
Draper
also: Дрэпер
American historian and scientist (1811-1882), known for his History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science, popular in Russian translation. Invoked as a mismatched mock-source for a proverb about letters.
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- Philosophical Definitions of Life §11 Draper
John William Draper, the American historian and scientist known for his History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science, popular in Russian translation -- another mismatched attribution for comic effect.