Ignaz Von Born
Ignaz Edler von Born, also known as Ignatius von Born (Romanian: Ignațiu von Born, Hungarian: Born Ignác, Czech: Ignác Born) (December 26, 1742, Cavnic, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Habsburg Monarchy – d. July 24, 1791, Vienna) was a mineralogist and metallurgist. He was a prominent Free Mason, 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, paleontology, chemistry, metallurgy and malacology.
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