Leonhard Thurneysser

Leonard Thurneysser
Portrait by Frans Floris, c. 1569
Born22 July 1531 (1531-07-22)
Died1595 or 1596
Other namesLeonard Thurneysser zum Thurn
Scientific career
FieldsPharmacy, chemistry, metallurgy, botany, mathematics, astronomy, medicine
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Leonard Thurneysser (22 July 1531 – 1595 or 1596;[1] also known as Leonard Thurneisser zum Thurn) was a Swiss-German scholar and miracle doctor at the court of Elector John George of Brandenburg.

  1. ^ Julius Heidemann (1894), "Thurneisser zum Thurn, Leonhard", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 38, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 226–229