According to him, the air was inhabited by sylphs, the water by nymphs, the earth by gnomes, and the fire by salamanders.
Influenced by Rosicrucianism, he separated elements from the primal matter, or Mysterium Magnum. According to him, the air was inhabited by sylphs, the water by nymphs, the earth by gnomes, and the fire by salamanders. Born Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim, he flouted the  traditional methods of Avicenna and Galen. FTP name this Swiss-born physician, sometime charlantan, and full-time alchemist.
Influenced by Rosicrucianism, he separated elements from the primal matter, or Mysterium Magnum.
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