D.H.P.C.C.G. - Agrippa

Name/Aliases: Agrippa (Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim)

Appearances/Mentions: Book 1. Pg 102.
Summary: chocolate frog card Ron didn't have by his first year at Hogwarts, born September 14, 1486 in Cologne, France. Agrippa was a noted occultist, scholar and philosopher of Renaissance France, where he met with a great deal of opposition for his works and opinions. As a result, he was never afforded any permanent patronage, instead having to make his way in a variety of different occupations inclusive of soldier, physician, ambassador, and university lecturer.

Works: The Nobility of the Female Sex and the Superiority of Women Over Men
Three Books of Occult Philosophy
The Vanity and Uncertainty of the Arts and Sciences
Commentary on the Ars Brevis of Raymond Lull
Various treatises on, marriage, the plague and geomancy (more commonly known as Divination)

Important Quotes:

PS - Page 102 -- "Oh, of course you wouldn't know - Chocolate Frogs have cards inside them, you know, to collect - famous witches and wizards. I've got about five hundred, but I haven't got Agrippa or Ptolemy." (Ron)
PS - Page 102 -- "Can I have a frog? I might get Agrippa - thanks - " (Ron)

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