Munchausen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Munchausen
    n 1: German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his
         adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now
         associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or
         winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: {Munchhausen}, {Karl
         Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen}, {Munchausen}, {Baron
         Munchausen}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

MUNCHAUSEN

Baron, traveler, explorer.  While many of his
books, lectures, and newspaper interviews have been questioned
by scientific men, he is held in high regard due to his failure
to claim the discovery of the north pole.