Athanasius Kircher
Born: May 2, 1602
Died: November 28, 1680 (aged 78)
Bio: Athanasius Kircher, S.J. was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of comparative religion, geology, and medicine.
Known for:
- Mundus Subterraneus (1665)
- Oedipus Aegyptiacus (1652)
- Musurgia universalis (1650)
- China Illustrata (1667)
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