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Hidden : 8/14/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

NOT at the listed coordinates.

Please make a note of the bonus number in the logbook.
Everyone in this series were born (MADE) in Germany but became US citizens. I hope that each person who completes this series learns a little bit more about how our two countries, Germany and The United States of America, are forever connected


HINTS

I am a man.
I was born in Wuettemberg.
I am dead.
 
I was an orphan.
I studied to be watchmaker but did not continue this career.
I moved to France and then in 1872 to the United States.
 
I taught Kaiser Wilhelm II how to speak English.
I started a specific type of teaching business in 1878 and by the beginning of World War One it had over 200 locations.
My business continues today and has locations in most, if not all of the World's major cities.
I died in April of 1921 in New York City
 
You can find the final at
 
N 49 A.BCD
E 7 E.FGH
 
To solve use the NUMBER value of the letters in the persons name. I.E. A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4,...Z=26.
 
A= (2,7) - (2,1)
B = (1,7) / (2,1)
C = (1,1) - (2,1) - (2,2)
D = (1,4) - (1,6)
 
E = (1,2) + (1,5) + (2,3)
F = (1,7) - (2,4)
G = (2,3) - (1,1)
H = (1,10) - (1,1)

Jeder begibt sich auf diese Cache auf eigene Gefahr und Verantwortung. Die Owner haften nicht für Schäden jeglicher Art. Wir möchten unbedingt darauf hinweisen, das die T-Wertung bei starkem Regen, Hochwasser, Schnee, oder Frost, um einen Punkt steigt.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

HC - uggcf://jjj.lbhghor.pbz/jngpu?i=tzBGcVIkwv8

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)