Georgius Agricola
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Earth Sciences, Geology, Geologists
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, German History
Article abstract: Agricola was the forerunner of the new period of scientific investigation involving study and description of natural phenomena (especially geological in nature), preparation of metals from ores, and the development of mechanical procedures. He is regarded as the father of modern mineralogy.
Early Life
Born the son of a draper and named Georg Bauer, the young man Latinized his name, in the fashion of the time, to Georgius Agricola. Little of his life before 1514 is known, at which point he entered the University of Leipzig. In 1518, he...
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