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Gregor Reisch

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German Carthusian monk and humanist scholar (c.1467-1525)

GermanyWritersLived 1467 to 1525 · aged 58
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Gregor Reisch was a German Carthusian monk and humanist scholar. He is best known for his compilation Margarita Philosophica, one of the earliest printed encyclopedias of general knowledge.

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Reisch's book in the Science Museum at WroughtonReisch's book in the Science Museum at WroughtonAnatomy in Margarita Philosophica - 1565 - now in Science Museum at WroughtonAnatomy in Margarita Philosophica - 1565 - now in Science Museum at Wroughton

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Germany
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1467 to 1525 · aged 58
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