Georgius Agricola

Georgius Agricola was a German Renaissance humanist scholar, mineralogist and metallurgist. Born in the small town of Glauchau, in the Electorate of Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire, he was broadly educated, but took a particular interest in the mining and refining of metals.

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Who was born first?

• Georgius Agricola and Francesco Maurolico were born the same year
• Georgius Agricola and Oronce Finé were born the same year
• Georgius Agricola was born 1 year before Petrus Apianus
• Georgius Agricola was born 1 year after Paracelsus
• Georgius Agricola was born 2 years after Adam Ries

Timeline

1. Adam Ries1492 – March 30, 1559
2. ParacelsusNovember 10, 1493 – September 24, 1541
3. Francesco MaurolicoSeptember 16, 1494 – July 22, 1575
4. Georgius Agricola (this page)March 24, 1494 – November 21, 1555
5. Oronce FinéDecember 20, 1494 – August 8, 1555
6. Petrus ApianusApril 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552

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