Johannes Trithemius
German polymath
Johannes Trithemius, born Johann Heidenberg, was a German Benedictine abbot and a polymath who was active in the German Renaissance as a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer, and occultist. Wikipedia
Born: February 1, 1462, Trittenheim, Germany
Died: December 13, 1516 (age 54 years), Würzburg, Germany
Known for: Steganographia, Polygraphiae, Trithemius cipher
Parents: Johannes Heidenberger
Notable students: Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa; Paracelsus
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