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'''Adam of Bodenstein''' ([[1528]] - [[1577]]) was a [[Swiss]] [[Paracelsus|paracelsist]] [[alchemy|alchemist]] and [[physician]] who translated many of Paracelsus' Swiss German manuscripts to Latin, guaranteeing them an audience outside Switzerland.
'''Adam of Bodenstein''' ([[1528]] - [[1577]]) was a [[Swiss]] [[Paracelsus|paracelsist]] [[alchemy|alchemist]] and [[physician]]. He was born in [[Karlstadt]], Switzerland. His father, Andreas Bodenstein, was a theologian.

==Further Reading==
Bodenstein, with [[Gerhard Dorn]], [[Johannes Oporinus]], and [[Michael Toxites]], were responsible for translation of the works of [[Paracelsus]]. Bodenstein translated the following from German to Latin:
*''Giambattista della Porta Magia naturalis ''
*''Opus Chyrurgicum''
*''Onomasticon Paracelsicum''.

== References ==
*[http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/resource-ref-read/major-minor-ind/westfall-dsb/SAM-A.htm Biography of Adam von Bodenstein]
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Adam of Bodenstein (1528 - 1577) was a Swiss paracelsist alchemist and physician. He was born in Karlstadt, Switzerland. His father, Andreas Bodenstein, was a theologian.

Bodenstein, with Gerhard Dorn, Johannes Oporinus, and Michael Toxites, were responsible for translation of the works of Paracelsus. Bodenstein translated the following from German to Latin:

  • Giambattista della Porta Magia naturalis
  • Opus Chyrurgicum
  • Onomasticon Paracelsicum.

References

  • Biography of Adam von Bodenstein
  • Kibre, Pearl (1970). "Adam of Bodenstein". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0684101149.