Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 March 1494
- Died
- 21 November 1555
- Works
- 83
Top works
- Georgii Agricolae ... Libri V. de mensvris et ponderibvs
- De re metallica libri XII, qvibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deniq₃ ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissimè describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis insertas, adiunctis Latinis, Germanicisq₃ appellationibus ita ob oculos ponuntur, ut clarius tradi possint
- Bermannvs, sive De re metallica
- De mensvris et ponderibvs
- De natura fossilium libri X
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Flanders
- Active from
- 1446
- Active to
- 1506-08-15
classicalcomposernetherlandish composerrenaissance
Discography
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- Listeners
- 9,143
- Total plays
- 61,466
Tags
renaissanceearly musicClassicalcomposerfranco-flemish
Alexander Agricola (1445 or 1446 – August 1506) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. As is common with composers of the period, very little is known of his early life, not even his place of birth. He may have been born in present-day Germany, since he is referred to in some Italian documents as d'Allemagno or d'Allemagna. Most of his life he spent in posts in Italy, France and the Low Countries, though there are gaps where his activities are not known, and he seems to have left ma
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Child
- Avitus
- Father
- Philagrius
- Occupation
- politician
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- date of birth
- 0365-00-00
- date of death
- 0421-00-00
- gens
- Flavia gens
- time period
- Later Roman Empire
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
Sources (1)
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