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10.3: Faustus and the German Alchemists
Season 10
Episode 3
Published 5 years, 7 months ago
Description
The alchemists that inspired the myth of Dr. Faustus all shared his reputation for great learning and were accused of trafficking with the devil. In this episode, we trace a kind of family tree from the medieval friar Albertus to the Renaissance abbot Trithemius and his famous students Agrippa and Paracelsus.