Frankenstein turns 200 in 2018. Was that the real story?

It is completing 200 years in 2018 "Frankenstein", the work of the British author Mary Shelley that is considered the first science fiction in history. But one question still lingers in the air: Was it a novel based on real facts?

The book was first published by Mary in 1818, and although the exact inspiration for her tale is unknown, there is evidence linking her mad scientist to an alchemist born at Frankenstein Castle near Darmstadt, Germany, where curious travelers try for decades find traces of the monster.

The castle, which was built in 1250, is partially in ruins. However, gate, chapel, tower, courtyard, meadow and surrounding forests can be visited. Local people say the place is haunted by Johann Konrad Dippel, an eccentric alchemist, doctor and theologian who may have been the inspiration for Dr. Frankenstein.

Haunt

Dippel was known locally for being a mad scientist. Born in the castle in 1673, he became a legend for allegedly stealing graves, performing terrible experiments on corpses and trying to transfer the soul from one body to another.

Perhaps his most famous alchemist creation was the "Dippel Oil, " which promised to bring youth back. A controversial man, Dippel was badly regarded by religious and was imprisoned for 7 years for heresy. He was eventually banned from Sweden and Russia. He is believed to have died from poisoning.