Original: Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 â "24 September 1541) was a Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist.
Simplified: Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland â "24 September 1541 in Salzburg, Austria) was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. He was born Phillip von Hohenheim, later taking the name Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, and the title Paracelsus, meaning" equal to or greater than Celsus ".