Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an enigma. Intensely pious and a prolific author, he was also a polymath fascinated with everything from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the tiny creatures in his microscope. His correspondence with popes, princes and priests…
A study of the life and works of Athanasius Kircher, Germanus incredibilis: with a selection of his unpublished correspondenc…
by Fletcher, John Edward, Fletcher, Elizabeth, Kircher, Athanasius, Theologe, Universalgelehrter, Kircher, Athanasius, Theologist, Polymath, Kircher, Athanasius, Théologien, Erudit
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Athanasius Kircher, a German Jesuit in 17th-century Rome, was an extraordinary polymath. His fascinating correspondence with popes, princes and priests was a key to the mind-set of the period, and the transition from medieval to modern scientific thinking.