Original: Paracelsus ( born Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim , 11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln -- 24 September 1541 in Salzburg ) was a Renaissance physician , botanist , alchemist , astrologer , and general occultist .
Simplified: Paracelsus ( 11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln , Switzerland -- 24 September 1541 in Salzburg , Austria ) was an alchemist , physician , astrologer , and general occultist .