Christian Knorr von Rosenroth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christian Knorr von Rosenroth

Silesian noble

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1636

Place of Birth: Rudna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 01-May-1689

Profession: writer, poet, theologian, philosopher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Christian Knorr von Rosenroth (July 15/16, 1636 – May 4, 1689) was a German Christian Hebraist and Christian Cabalist born at Alt-Raudten (today Stara Rudna) in Silesia.
After having completed his studies in the universities of Wittenberg and Leipzig, he traveled through the Netherlands, France, and England.
At Amsterdam, he became acquainted with an Armenian prince, with the chief Rabbi, Meier Stern, Dr.
John Lightfoot and Henry More.
Influenced by them, and others, he studied Oriental languages, chemistry, and the cabalistic sciences.
On his return, he settled at Sulzbach where he became the privy counsellor of Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.
He devoted himself to the study of Hebrew.
Later he became a student of the Kabbalah, in which he believed to find proofs of the doctrines of Christianity. He also dedicated time to translate Thomas Browne's vast-ranging work of scientific journalism, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, totalling over 200,000 words into German, completing this task in 1680 for publication in Frankfurt and Leipzig.He also composed a number of hymns, including Jesus, Sun of Righteousness and Dayspring of Eternity.A longer biography is available in Scholem (1974).