Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (died 1680)

Athanasius Kircher

German Jesuit scholar and polymath (1602-1680)

Athanasius Kircher was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jesuit Roger Joseph Boscovich and to Leonardo da Vinci for his vast range of interests, and has…