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https://www.transy.edu/1780/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/10/2-e1568815525885-1200x630.jpg1200630The Transylvania University community delights in the tale of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque — the drama, the curse, the crypt. And with his 236th birthday being today, and this year being the bicentenary of his arrival on campus, let's take the opportunity to reflect on the ardent, multi-dimensional fellow behind the caricature.