Georgius Agricola (Latinized form of Georg Bauer),…
1530 CE
Georgius Agricola (Latinized form of Georg Bauer), who studied medicine at Leipzig University, has become a devoted follower of Erasmus, who writes a foreword to Agricola's first book on mining and metallurgy, published in 1530.
In this year, Prince Maurice of Saxony appoints him historiographer with an annual allowance, and he migrates to …