Andreas Libavius (1550 - July 25, 1616) was a Germandoctor and chemist. Libavius was born in Halle, Germany, as Andreas Libau. He worked as a teacher in Ilmenau and Coburg, and became a professor in Jena in 1588. In 1597, he wrote the first systematic chemistry textbook, Alchemia, which included instructions for the preparation of several strong acids. Some of his writings were published under the name Basilius de Varna. Libavius died in Coburg.
Libavius besuchte in Halle das Gymnasium und studierte zuerst 1576 in Wittenberg und ab 1577 in Jena die Fächer Philosophie und Geschichte, worin er auch promovierte.
Danach war Libavius als Lehrer tätig, zuerst ab 1581 in Ilmenau und danach ab 1586 in Coburg.
Libavius befürwortete die Lehren von Paracelsus, jedoch ohne die astrologischen und spirituellen Auslegungen und trat insbesondere für dessen chemische Arzneimittel ein.
AndreasLibavius, born around 1560, lived and worked in Germany at a time when the field of chemistry was still trying to grow out of its ancient association with the mystical alchemy.
Libavius was born in about 1540 in Halle, Germany, where his father was a linen weaver.
Libavius believed that alchemy would prove to have benefits to physicians, and most of his chemical work was concerned with its reference to medicine.
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