Robert Duval
Robert Duval , Latinized Robertus Vallensis, (* 1490 in Rouen , † 1567 in Rugles ) was a French alchemist and humanist and author. He was a canon in Chartres .
Some of his writings are printed in the Theatrum Chemicum , as part of the introductory works in the first volume (1602). His De veritate et antiquitate artis chemicae (Leiden 1593, Paris 1561) can be seen as an early history of chemistry (John Ferguson). He also published De la Transformation Metallique: Trois anciens tractés en rithme françois (París, 1561).
literature
- François Secret: Qui était Robertus Vallensis? In: Bibliothèque d'Humanisme et Renaissance. Vol. 32, 1970, pp. 629-630.
- Sylvain Matton: Un témoignage de Jean Riolan sur Robertus Vallensis. In: Chrysopœia. Vol. 1, 1987.
- Didier Kahn: Quelques précisions sur Robertus Vallensis alias Robert Duval, de Rugles (av. 1510 - ap. 1584?). In: Chrysopœia. Vol. 5, 1992-1996, pp. 439-442.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John Ferguson, The First History of Chemistry, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow 17 (1885-1886), 206-22
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duval, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vallensis, Robertus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French alchemist and humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1490 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rouen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1567 |
| Place of death | Rugles |