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Georgius Agricola

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Georgius Agricola jôr´jee egrIk´ele , Latinized from Georg Bauer , 1494-1555, German physician and scientist, known as the father of mineralogy. He was a pioneer in physical geology and the first to classify minerals scientifically. His celebrated work De re metallica (1556) was a standard in metallurgy and mining for over a century and was translated into English (1912) by Herbert C. Hoover and Lou H. Hoover. Author not available, AGRICOLA, GEORGIUS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Georgius Agricola
Georgius Agricola The German mineralogist and writer on mining Georgius Agricola (1494-1555) is a major figure in the...and metallurgy, "De re metallica." Georgius Agricola, whose real name was Georg Bauer... Read more
Agricola, Georgius
Agricola, Georgius (1494–1555) Georgius Agricola, the ‘father of mineralogy’ was born Georg Bauer in Glaucau, Germany but, being educated in the classics and classical languages before studying medicine, used a Latin name in all... Read more

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