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Basil Valentine

1394 - 1450

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Basil Valentine is the Anglicised version of the name Basilius Valentinus, ostensibly a 15th-century alchemist, possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany but more likely a pseudonym used by one or several 16th-century German authors. According to John Maxson Stillman, who wrote on the history of chemistry, there is no evidence of such a name on the rolls in Germany or Rome and no mention of this name before 1600. His putative history, like his imaginary portrait, appears to be of later creation than the writings themselves. During the 18th century it was suggested that the author of the works attributed to Basil Valentine was Johann Thölde, a salt manufacturer in Germany who lived roughly 1565–1624. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Valentine is the 1,962nd most popular writer (down from 1,675th in 2019), the 2,149th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,778th in 2019) and the 125th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Basil Valentine ranks 1,962 out of 7,302. Before him are Felice Orsini, Charles de Brosses, Leopoldo Alas, Fred Vargas, Thomas Kyd, and Theophylact of Ohrid. After him are James Herriot, Agnes Smedley, Marin Držić, Clark Ashton Smith, Nicholas Sparks, and Methodius of Olympus.

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Among people born in 1394, Basil Valentine ranks 10. Before him are Charles, Duke of Orléans, James I of Scotland, Cymburgis of Masovia, Sidi Boushaki, Philippa of England, and Ikkyū. After him are Ashikaga Yoshinori, and Antonio Beccadelli. Among people deceased in 1450, Basil Valentine ranks 7. Before him are Sejong the Great, Helena Dragaš, Agnès Sorel, Abdal-Latif Mirza, Stefano di Giovanni, and Ahmad ibn Arabshah. After him are Nuno Gonçalves, Francis I, Duke of Brittany, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Bengt Jönsson, Leonello d'Este, and Catherine Karlsdotter.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Basil Valentine ranks 2,150 out of 7,253. Before him are Richard Hauptmann (1899), Mathias Rust (1968), Christian Ludwig Brehm (1787), Bruno Loerzer (1891), Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853), and Arp Schnitger (1648). After him are Nicholas Mercator (1620), Princess Helena of Nassau (1831), Johann Bernhard Basedow (1723), Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633), Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (1305), and Heinrich Göbel (1818).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Basil Valentine ranks 125. Before him are Margarete Buber-Neumann (1901), Salvian (405), Paul Gerhardt (1607), Adolph Freiherr Knigge (1752), Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856), and Ludwig Uhland (1787). After him are Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633), Mina Witkojc (1893), Joachim Neander (1650), Katia Mann (1883), Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723), and Yehuda Amichai (1924).

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