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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't that also the name of the character from Brave New World?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Yes. There's a character in the book named Helmholtz Watson.

I don't think Helmholtz is a first name in reality though, but I've seen worse.

I used to have a teacher named Dethleff Dethleffsen, so I suppose anything is possible.