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Johann Georg Faust (/ ˈ f aʊ s t /; c. 1480 or 1466 – c. 1541), also known in English as John Faustus / ˈ f ɔː s t ə s /, was a German itinerant alchemist, astrologer, and magician of the German Renaissance.
Dr. Johann Georg Faust (approx. 1480 – 1540) was a German alchemist who was born in the village of Knittlingen, Württemberg (it is also claimed in Roda in the province of Weimar, and also in Helmstadt near Heidelberg in 1466).
Sep 26, 2017 · The legend is loosely based on the life of Johann Georg Faust (c 1480–1540), an alchemist and practitioner of necromancy, a form of ‘black magic’.
Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.
Johann Georg Faust, auch Georg Faust, (* wahrscheinlich um 1480 in Knittlingen, in verschiedenen Quellen werden auch Simmern, Roda und Salzwedel genannt; † um 1541 in oder bei Staufen im Breisgau) war ein wandernder Wunderheiler, Alchemist, Magier, Astrologe und Wahrsager.
Jun 25, 2024 · Faust, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. The story has been adapted by literary greats such as Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Thomas Mann.
Historical Faust. Dr. Johann Georg Faust (1466? – c. 1540) was an itinerant alchemist, astrologer and magician of the German Renaissance. Because of his early treatment as a figure in legend and literature, it is very difficult to establish historical facts about his life with any certainty.
