Johann Grasshoff (or Grasshof, Grasse) (c.1560 – 1623) was a
Pomerania
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n jurist, and
alchemical writer. He is recorded also as a medical advisor to
Ernest of Bavaria, a Syndic, and an Episcopal counselor.
His writings include the ''Aperta Arca arcani artificiosissimi'' (1617). and a ''Cabala Chymica'' (1658).
The compilation of the 1625 ''Dyas chymica tripartita'' is also attributed to him; it includes ''The Golden Age Restored'' of
Henricus Madathanus
Adrian von Mynsicht (1603–1638) was a German alchemist. He is best known for the allegorical
As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted ...
, ''The Book of Lambspring'', of
Nicolas Barnaud, and the ''Book of Alze''.
References
External links
ramsdigital.com
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1623 deaths
16th-century German lawyers
German alchemists
Year of birth unknown
16th-century alchemists
17th-century alchemists