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Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher
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Athanasius Kircher was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine.

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  1. Adam OleariusSeptember 23, 1599 – February 1671
  2. Athanasius Kircher (this page)May 2, 1602 – November 1680
  3. Gilles de RobervalAugust 9, 1602 – October 27, 1675
  4. Otto von GuerickeNovember 20, 1602 – May 11, 1686
  5. Johann Rudolf GlauberMarch 10, 1604 – March 16, 1670
  6. Ismaël BullialdusSeptember 28, 1605 – November 25, 1694

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