| Date | Person | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kircher, Athanasius | Studied philosophy in Münster, Cologne | |
| Kircher, Athanasius | Occupied himself with hieroglyphs, magnetism, sun dials, Arabic, Latin, egyptology, archaeology, cryptology, combinatorics, optics, music, cosmology, medicine | |
| Milliet de Chales, Claude-François | Teacher of philosophy in Lyon | |
| Milliet de Chales, Claude-François | Occupied himself with astronomy, architecture, calendars, geometry, mechanics, magnetism, optics, music, perspective, cartography, navigation |