Johannes Trithemius
Johannes Trithemius (/trɪˈθɛmiəs/; 1 February 1462 – 13 December 1516), 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. He is considered the founder of modern cryptography (a claim shared with Leon Battista Alberti) and steganography, as well as the founder of bibliography and literary studies as branches of knowledge. He had considerable influence on the development of early modern and modern occultism. His students included Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus.
Johannes Trithemius | |
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Detail of Tomb Relief of Johannes Trithemius by Tilman Riemenschneider | |
| Born | 1 February 1462 Trittenheim |
| Died | 13 December 1516 (aged 54) Würzburg |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Known for | Steganographia, Polygraphiae, Trithemius cipher |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theology, cryptography, lexicography, history, occultism |
| Institutions | Benedictine abbey of Sponheim, St. Jakob zu den Schotten |
| Notable students | Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Paracelsus |
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