"In 1971 a curious character appeared on the London academic scene. Charlotte Bach was a former lecturer at the University of Budapest and expounded a new theory of sex and evolution. Here, Francis Wheen unravels the bizarre life story of this elusive Hungarian with a genius for deception."
According to Wikipedia, Charlotte Bach was born Karoly Hajdu (1920–1981), and she was a Hungarian-British impostor who later in life became a transgender woman and fringe evolutionary theorist.
She was known for her stylish wigs and extravagant clothes. She developed an alternative theory of evolution that acquired a cult following among prominent writers and scientists in the London of the 1970s, who remained ignorant of her transgender status until after her death.
