Ignaz von Born, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignaz von Born

Czech mineralogist and nobleman

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1742

Place of Birth: Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1791

Profession: writer, engineer, mineralogist, malacologist, metallurgist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ignaz Edler von Born, also known as Ignatius von Born (Hungarian: Born Ignác, Romanian: Igna?iu von Born, Czech: Ignác Born) (26 December 1742 in Alba Iulia, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Habsburg Monarchy – 24 July 1791 in Vienna), was a mineralogist and metallurgist.
He was a prominent freemason, being head of Vienna's Illuminati lodge and an influential anti-clerical writer.
He was the leading scientist in the Holy Roman Empire during the 1770s in the age of Enlightenment.His interests include mining, mineralogy, palaeontology, chemistry, metallurgy and malacology.

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Alternative names	Jakob Adam
Description	Austrian copperplate engraver
Date of birth/death	9 October 1748	16 September 1811
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Vienna
Work location	Vienna
Authority control	: Q1678880 VIAF: 51959134 ISNI: 0000 0001 0901 2671 ULAN: 500005832 LCCN: nr89015643 GND: 122075560 WorldCat