Musician Dictionary

Athanasius Kircher

German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)

DescriptionGerman Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
Source: Wikidata
Born1602-05-02
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceGeisa Geisa
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1680-11-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathRoma Rome
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaGermany
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryDE
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CitizenshipHoly Roman Empire
Source: Wikidata
Occupationastronomer mathematician museologist composer writer linguist Catholic theologian historian polymath university teacher volcanologist philosopher biologist geologist Egyptologist music theorist naturalist musicologist orientalist Catholic priest physicist inventor archaeologist regular priest
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

A. Kircher A. Kirker Kircher

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Identifiers

mbid: 5ec83736-6e57-466a-b720-d41d1a19513b · wikidata: Q76738 · isni: 0000000121266092 · discogs: 1202584

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