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Joe Gould

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American eccentric (1889-1957)

United StatesWritersLived 1889 to 1957 · aged 67
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Joseph Ferdinand Gould was an American eccentric, also known as Professor Seagull. Often homeless, he claimed to be the author of the longest book ever written, An Oral History of the Contemporary World, also known as An Oral History of Our Time or Meo Tempore.

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Gould died at Pilgrim State Hospital (pictured in 1938)Gould died at Pilgrim State Hospital (pictured in 1938)

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Joseph Ferdinand Gould was an American eccentric, also known as Professor Seagull. Often homeless, he claimed to be the author of the longest book ever written, An Oral History of the Contemporary World, also known as An Oral History of Our Time or Meo Tempore. He inspired the book Joe Gould's Secret (1965) by Joseph Mitchell, and its film adaptation (2000), and is a character in the 2009 computer game The Blackwell Convergence.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1889 to 1957 · aged 67
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