# Von Kempelen — Short Fiction character guide

> Von Kempelen in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the now immortal Von Kempelen, Kempelen

**First appearance:** 0067-von-kempelen-and-his-discovery

## Who they are

Inventor who allegedly discovers the secret of transmuting lead into gold.

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