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Johann Georg Faust ( / ˈfaʊst /; c. 1480 or 1466 – c. 1541), also known in English as John Faustus / ˈfɔːstəs /, was a German itinerant alchemist, astrologer, and magician of the German Renaissance . Doctor Faust became the subject of folk legend in the decades after his death, transmitted in chapbooks beginning in the 1580s, and was ...
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). He has alternatively been known by the names “Johann Sabellicus” and “Georg Faust.”.
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.
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hide. (Top) John George. Johann George. See also. Johann Georg. The German given name Johann Georg, or its variant spellings, may refer to: John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525–1598) John George I, Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) John George II, Elector of Saxony (1613–1680) John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647–1691)
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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’.
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.
Jul 25, 2022 · While the magician Johann Georg Faust was a real person, active in the first half of the 16th century, he is not known to have ever visited Prague in his life. It wasn’t until after his...
