About Johannes Lichtenberger
Lived 1440 – 1503 (aged 62–63). Johannes Lichtenberger was an astrologer.
Book by Lichtenberger, published 1555 with the title "Die Weissagungen" translates into "The Prophecies". The book includes pictures, as enhancement
Johannes Lichtenberger (died 1503) was a noted German astrologer.
He appears to have been, briefly in the early 1470s, court astrologer to the Emperor Frederick III.
His 1488 Prognosticatio in latino, published at Heidelberg, was well known and appeared in numerous subsequent editions and translations.
Publications W. Harry Rylands (editor) (1890) Prognosticatio in Latino by John Lichtenberg (reproduction of 1488 edition)
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Who was Johannes Lichtenberger?
German astrologer
When was Johannes Lichtenberger born?
Johannes Lichtenberger was born in 1440 in Grünbach.
When did Johannes Lichtenberger die?
Johannes Lichtenberger died in 1503 in Niederbrombach.
What was Johannes Lichtenberger's occupation?
Johannes Lichtenberger was an astrologer.
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