Berthold Schwarz

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title: Berthold Schwarz
text: Berthold Schwarz O.F.M., also known as Berthold the Black and der Schwartzer, was a legendary German alchemist of the late 14th century, credited with the invention of gunpowder by 15th- through 19th-century European literature. The purported period of Schwarz's activity thus falls between the first reports of gunpowder in Europe in the late 13th century and the development of effective applications in artillery in the mid-15th century. It is unclear whether Schwarz is a historical person. It ha
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description: Legendary inventor of gunpowder
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthold_Schwarz
date created: 2005-03-10T21:18:11Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T05:50:44Z
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