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John trithemius born 1462 died 1516, was a monk and a magician from worship of the virgin. To magic is a strange move but his initiation is uncertain, as he is surrounded by mystery, and it wasnt until after his death that any real idea of his activities was formed. It was obvious he studied the cabala and also wrote a book called "antepallus maleficiorum comprehensus", which was a book of the classification of witches and in it he included forty four methods of divination and also an autobiography and a book on the gnostic concepts, where he wrote of seven angels ruling the seven planets from creation to the end of the world each one holding the power for 354 years and four months. The history consists of three cycles of the seven reigns so that time will end in 2235 when medusas head or argol will reach a point in the star constelation of Gemini. Also some claim that he proved luthers schism two years before it happened using his own methods.
The fact is that Trithemius books, as known (or at least as it appears) nowa days, was not what people tought back then. He was the first one to write a book about criptology, creating a cipher called "Trithemius cipher", and including it in his work, a trilogy of books called "Steganography".
The first suspects begun with the fact that Trithemius was a beneditine monk, so, is highly unlikely that someone like him would write a book on such supersticious things.
And, also, his books called the atention of some studiers. The first two books of the trilogy shows and explains lots of criptography technics, but the last one is a treatise on witches and Astrology. The numbers Trithemius used as "astrologic maps" that would be the excuse for the calculations about astrology and constelations made in the last book of the trilogy, as was discovered, followed a pattern that called some attention. In 1993, Thomas Ernst cracked Trithemius cipher, and discovered that, in the numbers that people tought(and Trithemius made appear) that was astrologic maps, there were hidden messages, like it was a test for the readers of his first two books, on the criptography he taught there.
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What is Johannes Trithemius's birthday?
Johannes Trithemius was born on February 1, 1462.
When was Johannes Trithemius born?
Johannes Trithemius was born on February 1, 1462.
When did Johannes Trithemius die?
Johannes Trithemius died on December 13, 1516 at the age of 54.
How old was Johannes Trithemius at death?
Johannes Trithemius died on December 13, 1516 at the age of 54.
How old is Johannes Trithemius?
Johannes Trithemius was born on February 1, 1462 and died on December 13, 1516. Johannes Trithemius would have been 54 years old at the time of death or 553 years old today.
What is the title to Johannes Trithemius most famous work about cryptography and magic?
Steganographia
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Isidor Silbernagl has written: 'Johannes Trithemius'
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How many verses in the gospel of John?
In the King James version John - 1 _ 51 John - 2 _ 25 John - 3 _ 36 John - 4 _ 54 John - 5 _ 47 John - 6 _ 71 John - 7 _ 53 John - 8 _ 59 John - 9 _ 41 John - 10 _ 42 John - 11 _ 57 John - 12 _ 50 John - 13 _ 38 John - 14 _ 31 John - 15 _ 27 John - 16 _ 33 John - 17 _ 26 John - 18 _ 40 John - 19 _ 42 John - 20 _ 31 John - 21 _ 25 Which adds up to 879
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