PA Cat (#54): “My guess is that it’s Giordano Bruno”

Thanks for your response. Giordano Bruno would indeed be the obvious guess for burnt-at-the-stake dude, but I dismissed him as a poor choice for “The man who dared bring enlightenment and intelligence to the human mind”. Upon further reflection brought about by your comment and the lack of other candidates, I’ll conclude that Bruno is indeed “The man”, and chalk it up to 1960 Hollywood liberal simplism. (Or to be charitable: the screenwriter assumed that “Drummond” so believed.)

buddy (#56,57), Sythianeedle (#60):

We need to settle this issue. Whether Sven Knost is the man who “dared bring enlightenment and intelligence” obviously depends on whether he is responsible for lutefisk or for string skirts.