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Berthold Schwarz
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryBerthold Schwarz O.F.M., also known as Berthold the Black and der Schwartzer, was a legendary German alchemist of the late 14th century, credited with the invention of gunpowder by 15th- through 19th-century European literature.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 1317
Freiburg im Breisgau
Date of death
November 30, 1383
Citizenship
Holy Roman Empire
Occupations & fields
chemistalchemist
- Field and occupation
- františkánský mnich a alchymista
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