Athanasius Kircher
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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. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jesuit Roger Joseph Boscovich and to Leonardo da Vinci for his vast range of interests, and has been honoured with the title "Master of a Hundred Arts". He taught for more than 40 years at the Roman College, where he set up a wunderkammer. A resurgence of interest in Kircher has occurred within the scholarly community
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German Jesuit scholar and polymath (1602-1680)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_Kircher
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2002-09-28T13:29:59Z
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2024-09-01T22:58:32Z
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