List of 1632 Characters - Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher (sometimes misspelled Kirchner) (1601–1680) was a German Jesuit scholar and Polymath who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology and medicine. One of the first people to observe microbes through a microscope, he proposed that the plague was caused by an infectious microorganisms and suggested measures to prevent its spread.

In the 1632-series: In 1634: The Galileo Affair, Fr. Kircher stepped in as curate of Saint Mary's Parish when fictional parish priest Fr. Lawrence Mazarre was named Ambassador to the Most Serene Republic of Venice. He plays a larger role in 1634: The Bavarian Crisis when he helped resolve the difficulties of Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria in her flight from her betrothal.