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'''Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim''' (born of noble birth in Cologne September 14 1486, died in Grenoble February 18 1535) was a [[Magick|magic]]ian and [[occult]] writer, [[astrology|astrologer]], and [[alchemy|alchemist]]. He may also be considered as an early feminist.

He was for some time in the service of Maximilian, but devoted mainly to the study of the occult sciences, which exposed him to various persecutions through life.

During his wandering life in Germany, France and Italy he worked as theologian, physician, legal expert and soldier.

He is most known for his books:

*''De incertitudine et vanitate scientiarum'' (printed in Köln 1527) a satire of the (according to Agrippa) sad state of [[science]].
*''[[Libri tres de occulta philosophia]]'' or ''Three Books of Occult Philosophy'' (printed in [[Paris]] in 1531 and in Cologne in 1533), a book about [[Magick]] and cult-classic for practitioners of that art to this day.
*''Declamation on the Nobility and Preeminence of the Female Sex'' a book on the equality of women.

(A complete collection of his writings were also printed in Lyon in 1550.)

==External links==
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/7850/  Website devoted to Agrippa's Life]
* [http://www.renaissanceastrology.com/agrippa.html  Short Biography of Agrippa]


==References==
*Wikipedia. (2005). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Cornelius_Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]''. Retrieved on July 10. 2005.