Event in honour of the scholar and mayor of Chemnitz
The Goethe Society Chemnitz remembers Georgius Agricola
Saturday marks the 460th anniversary of the death of Georgius Agricola - the famous physician, humanist, mining scientist and mayor of Chemnitz - who held this office in the 16th century.
Agricola wrote the first comprehensive textbook on metallurgy, mining and metallurgy and has since been recognised as the founder of the mining sciences.
Agricola died in Chemnitz on 21 November 1555. The Protestant sovereign Elector Augustus refused to allow the Catholic to be buried in Saxony. Agricola was therefore buried in Zeitz Cathedral.
To mark the 460th anniversary of the death of the famous scholar and Chemnitz mayor
Georgius Agricola (* 24 March 1494; † 21 November 1555), the Goethe-Gesellschaft Chemnitz invites you to a memorial event in honour of the founder of mining science on 21 November at 5 pm in the Marktkirche St. Jacobi.
According to the organisers, his values are more relevant today than ever.
The programme kicked off with music by the Chemnitz Chamber Choir under the direction of Wolfgang Richter with "So hat Gott die Welt geliebet" by Philipp Dulichius (* 18 December 1562 in Chemnitz; † 24 March 1631 in Stettin). March 1631 in Szczecin), includes a greeting from Mayor Miko Runkel and the keynote speech by historian Prof. Dr Dr Friedrich Naumann, as well as other pieces of music. The organ pieces in the programme will be played by Dr Sebastian Liebold, quotes from Georgius Agricola will be spoken by cultural scientist Siegfried Arlt, Chairman of the Goethe Society Chemnitz.