# Quote — John Hodgman, The Areas of My Expertise

> The silhouette was named for Etienne de Silhouette, the notoriously stingy finance minister for Louis XV, who ironically was himself incapable of casting a shadow, due to lycanthropy.

- Author: [John Hodgman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-hodgman.md)
- Book: [The Areas of My Expertise](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-hodgman/the-areas-of-my-expertise.md)
- Page: 76
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-hodgman/the-areas-of-my-expertise/the-silhouette-was

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