The Man Who Ghosted the Most Famous Scientist on Earth
He uprooted every tree along his riding routes so no assassin could hide behind one. He abolished every university in the country and offered his personal bookshelf as a substitute. He arrested a botanist for planting tea. When the most famous scientist on earth wrote to demand the man's release, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia — the man who sealed Paraguay shut like a jar — simply didn't answer.
