Ignaz von Born
Ignaz Edler von Born, also known as
Ignatius von Born (, , ) (26 December 1742 in
Alba Iulia,
Grand Principality of Transylvania,
Habsburg monarchy – 24 July 1791 in
Vienna), was a
mineralogist and
metallurgist. He was a prominent
freemason, being head of Vienna's 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,
palaeontology,
chemistry,
metallurgy and
malacology.
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