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  2. Victor Frankenstein - Wikipedia

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    Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character who first appeared as the titular main protagonist of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.He is a Swiss scientist (born in Naples, Italy) who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living things, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature (often referred to as ...

  3. Frankenstein - Wikipedia

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    Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously ...

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    Some comments from Mina Murray suggest the monster's creator (Victor Frankenstein) may have been inspired by Coppelius, who originally built Olympia. The monster later appears alongside Olympia in Volume 4, where it is shown that other Frankensteins, resembling various renditions of the character, have been created.

  5. In the flesh: Real-life players and novel characters in 'Mary ...

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    Percy, played John Patrick Hayden, takes up the part of the protagonist, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, propelled by the scourge of mortality to seek a path to eternal or at least a long and health life.

  6. Victor Frankenstein (film) - Wikipedia

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    Victor Frankenstein is a 2015 American science fantasy horror film based on contemporary adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. It is directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Max Landis and stars Daniel Radcliffe , James McAvoy , Jessica Brown Findlay , Andrew Scott , and Charles Dance .

  7. List of fictional scientists and engineers - Wikipedia

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    Victor Frankenstein (novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; Frankenstein film as "Heinrich Von Frankenstein") – scientist who stole body parts from graves and used them to create an undead monster; Dr. Henry Jekyll (Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) – scientist who searches for alteration of the human body and to separate the evil from ...

  8. ‘Frankenstein’ First Look: Oscar Isaac Is Guillermo del Toro ...

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    Netflix has released a first-look image at Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and revealed that the film will be released in November. The new photo shows Oscar Isaac, who portrays the ...

  9. Frankenstein's monster - Wikipedia

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    Frankenstein's monster, commonly referred to as Frankenstein, [a] is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist.