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Basilius Valentinus

1394 – 1450

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Basil Valentine is the Anglicised version of the name Basilius Valentinus, ostensibly a 15th-century alchemist, possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany but more likely a pseudonym used by one or several 16th-century German authors.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 1, 1394
Mainz
Date of death
January 1, 1450
Citizenship

Germany

Occupations & fields
non-fiction writerchemistParacelsianalchemistnaturalistphysician
Field and occupation
benediktinský mnich, alchymista, lékař, přírodovědec
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