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Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 2, 1602 in Geisa.

Born

May 2, 1602

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: November 27, 1680

Birthplace
Geisa
Professions
astronomer, mathematician, museologist, composer, writer, linguist, Catholic theologian, historian, polymath, university teacher, volcanologist, philosopher, biologist, geologist, Egyptologist, music theorist, naturalist, musicologist, orientalist, Catholic priest, physicist, regular priest, inventor, archaeologist
Citizenship
Holy Roman Empire

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Zodiac sign
Taurus

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When was Athanasius Kircher born?

Athanasius Kircher has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 2, 1602 in Geisa.

How old was Athanasius Kircher when they died?

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.