Person: KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Athanasius KIRCHER

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

priest and author of works referring to magic lantern

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1602

born at

unknown location

1680

~77

died at

unknown location

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), pp. 152-153

Willem Tebra, ‘[Book review: Magie lumineuse]’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), p. 12

T.C. Hepworth and J.H. Pepper (comp. Tony Dugdale), ‘A brief history of the lantern’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 4

Tony Dugdale, ‘Editorial’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), p. 1

Honore Bostel, ‘The magic lantern: a children's toy’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 10

Willem Tebra, ‘The magic lantern of Giovanni da Fontana’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), p. 11

Willem Wagenaar, ‘The origins of the lantern: the true inventor of the magic lantern -- Kircher, Walgenstein or Huygens?’ in NMLJ 1.3 (March 1980), pp. 10-12

Jacques Ozanam (trans. Charles Hutton), ‘Problems in optics’ in NMLJ 1.3 (March 1980), p. 2

W. Montague and Ron Morris, ‘Victorian youth and the magic lantern’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981), p. 2

Lucerna ID 6003609

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 9 August 2012

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Person: KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680)