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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
German occult writer (1486–1535) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (/əˈɡrɪpə/; German: [aˈgʀɪpa]; 14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German Renaissance polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, knight, theologian, and occult writer. Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy published in 1533 drew heavily upon Kabbalah, Hermeticism, and neo-Platonism. His book was widely influential among esotericists of the early modern period, and was condemned as heretical by the inquisitor of Cologne.[1]
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Born | 14 September 1486 |
Died | 18 February 1535(1535-02-18) (aged 48) |
Alma mater | University of Cologne |
Occupation(s) | Occult writer, theologian, physician, legal expert, and soldier |
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