Johann Georg Faust

Johann Georg Faust, sometimes also Georg Sabellicus Faustus and known in English as John Faustus, was a German itinerant alchemist, astrologer, and magician of the German Renaissance. He was often called a conman and a heretic.

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Who was born first?

• Johann Georg Faust was born 2 years after Girolamo Fracastoro
• Johann Georg Faust was born 3 years after Johannes Schöner
• Johann Georg Faust was born 7 years after Nicolaus Copernicus
• Johann Georg Faust was born 7 years before Michael Stifel
• Johann Georg Faust was born 8 years before Heinrich Glarean

Timeline

1. Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
2. Johannes SchönerJanuary 16, 1477 – January 16, 1547
3. Girolamo Fracastorocirca 1478 – August 6, 1553
4. Johann Georg Faust (this page)1480–1540
5. Michael Stifel1487 – April 19, 1567
6. Heinrich Glarean1488 – March 28, 1563

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