Leonhard Thurneysser (* 1531 in Basel, "† 1595 with Cologne) was a scholar and a miracle doctor at the Hofe of the Brandenburger cure prince Johann George.

Leonhard Thurneysser was a man, who had particularly within the ranges of chemistry, metallurgy, Botanik, mathematics, astronomy and medicine large knowledge. First meeting between Thurneysser and Johann George took place in Frankfurt at the or, where Thurneysser healed the ailing wife of the cure prince. Johann George appointed it thereupon to its body physician and carried forward it to Berlin with a content of 1352 Talern. For its work Johann George put a part of the former Franziskanerklosters at the disposal, which admits today as grey monastery is to it.

Leonhard Thurneysser furnished in the monastery its dwelling, its library, printering as well as its to laboratories. Due to its provided medicine became fast it a rich man, in addition it sold astrological calendars, Horoskope and talismans to the protection from the bad one. It maintained to know in the Mark Brandenburg places to find at those sapphires, rubies and emeralds its, in addition the mud would contain gold of the Spree. In its printering it produced writings in most different alphabets and used for it beside German, latin, Greek and Hebrew type characters also such with Arab characters. It furnished the first scientific cabinet in Brandenburg, put on a botanischen garden and held exotic animals on the yard.

A journey represented a turning point in its life 1559 into its hometown Basel. Here he married his third wife and got a large part of his wealth to Basel. To violent disputes with its wife Leonhard Thurneysser returned 1580 to Berlin, lost however thereby its properties in Basel, which seized and to which woman were awarded. 1584 it left Berlin finally and could catholic be baptized. It lived short time in Rome, 1595 died it become impoverished in a monastery close Cologne.

To most impressing books from its workshop counts at the same time one its Hauptwerke, its Archidoxa, large sized book in form Astrolabiums with planet boards, which it - the correct use presupposed - for which user should make possible, forecasts to the personal fate or to natural occurences meet. The graphic organization took over the Radierer, Holzschittmacher and draughtsman Jost Amman. The complete title of the second edition in the Orthographie at that time reads:

Archidoxa. '' Dorin that quite was Motus, Lauff vnd course also heimligkeit, Wirckung vnd Krafft of the planets Gstirns vnd gantzen Firmaments mutating vnd ausziechung all Subtiliteten vnd the nature the outer metals sampt the excerpt vnd Verstandt of the Astrolabij vnd all Zircklen Caracter vnd indications.

On the other hand time vnd jetz of newen gemert vnd understood the Caracter sampt on day gives. By Leonhart Thurneisser to the Thurn. Brandenburgi Bestalten of body Medicum. Berlin: In the Grawen Closter. 1575

Literature

• EH THEN man: The Baseler miracle man, Berlini monthly review number 2/1995; S. 80f

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