Human Accomplishment: Athanasius Kircher

a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works; compared to Leonardo da Vinci for his enormous range of interests

Born

2 May 1602 Geisa, Duchy of Thuringia

Died

27 November 1680 (aged 78) Rome, Papal States

adultbasic

Germany

era

1600-1800

Order

Society of Jesus

Ordination

1628

Religion

Roman Catholicism