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[[File:Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.jpg|300px|thumb|Engraving of Henricus Cornelius Agrippa]] | [[File:Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.jpg|300px|thumb|Engraving of Henricus Cornelius Agrippa]] | ||
'''Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim''' (14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and [[occult]] writer. Agrippa's ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' published in 1533 drew heavily upon [[Kabbalah]], [[Hermeticism]], and neo-Platonism. His book was widely influential among [[occultist]]s of the early modern period, and was condemned as heretical by the inquisitor of Cologne. | '''Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim''' (14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and [[occult]] writer. Agrippa's ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' published in 1533 drew heavily upon [[Kabbalah]], [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermeticism]], and neo-Platonism. His book was widely influential among [[occultist]]s of the early modern period, and was condemned as heretical by the inquisitor of Cologne. | ||
No evidence exists that Agrippa was seriously accused, much less persecuted, for his interest in or practice of [[ritual magic]] and [[occult]] arts during his lifetime, although it was known he argued against the persecution of [[witch]]es. | No evidence exists that Agrippa was seriously accused, much less persecuted, for his interest in or practice of [[ritual magic]] and [[occult]] arts during his lifetime, although it was known he argued against the persecution of [[witch]]es. | ||
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==Lecturer and physician== | ==Lecturer and physician== | ||
In 1515 he lectured at the University of Pavia on the Pimander of Hermes Trismegistus, but these lectures were abruptly terminated owing to the victories of Francis I, King of France. | In 1515 he lectured at the University of Pavia on the Pimander of [[Hermes Trismegistus]], but these lectures were abruptly terminated owing to the victories of Francis I, King of France. | ||
In 1518 the efforts of one or other of his patrons secured for Agrippa the position of town advocate and orator, or syndic, at Metz. Here, as at Dôle, his opinions soon brought him into collision with the monks, and his defense of a woman accused of witchcraft involved him in a dispute with the inquisitor, Nicholas Savin. The consequence of this was that in 1520 he resigned his office and returned to Cologne, where he stayed about two years. | In 1518 the efforts of one or other of his patrons secured for Agrippa the position of town advocate and orator, or syndic, at Metz. Here, as at Dôle, his opinions soon brought him into collision with the monks, and his defense of a woman accused of witchcraft involved him in a dispute with the inquisitor, Nicholas Savin. The consequence of this was that in 1520 he resigned his office and returned to Cologne, where he stayed about two years. | ||