Paracelsus (1493-1541)
Alchemy & Astrology & Medicine
Paracelsus was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and astrologer who revolutionized medicine in the 16th century. He is considered one of the most
Pietro d’Abano (ca 1257-1316)
Astrology & Medicine
Pietro d’Abano was a medical doctor, philosopher and astrologist. His writings on astrology and magic brought him in contact with the inquisition.
Lambertus Hortensius (1500-1574)
Anabaptists
Hortensius was a Dutch historian who wrote a history of the Anabaptists. Tumultuum Anabaptistarum liber unus. Bazel, 1548 ➤ Het boeck D. Lamberti
Hermes Trismegistus
Hermetism
In the Renaissance Hermes Trismegistus was considered to be a pagan philosopher, who had foreseen Christianity. Renaissance scholars such as Ficino,
Johann Conrad Creiling 1673-1752
Alchemy
Creiling was a professor of Mathematics and Philosophy in Tübingen. He also was an alchemist, with little succes. Abhandlung vom Goldenen Vliess
Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499)
Hermetism & Neoplatonism & Astrology & Firenze
Marsilio Ficino was an Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and physician. He is best known for his translations of Plato and his
David Joris (1501-1556)
Anabaptists & Mysticism
David Joris was born in Delft. He was a glass painter by trade. He became an anabaptist in 1533. He moved to Bazel in 1544 where he lived under the
Johann Grasshoff (1560 - 1623)
Alchemy
Grashoff was a Pomeranian jurist and alchemical writer. He is also recorded as a medical advisor to Ernest of Bavaria, an Episcopal counselor.
Christoph Besold (1577-1638)
Rosicrucians
Besold studied law in Tübingen and Württemberg. He was a friend of Johannes Kepler and one of the teachers of Johann Valentin Andreae. A. C. HANC
Theodor Kerckring (1638-1693)
Alchemy
Theodor Kerckring was a famous Dutch anatomist and alchemist. Cosimo III de Medici visited him in Amsterdam in 1667. Kerckring was born in
Jacob Böhme (1575-1624)
Mysticism
Jakob Böhme was Christian mystic and philosopher, who had a great influence on later philosophical movements, such as German Idealism and
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