Jacob Acontius

Jacob Acontius (born in Trento - died around 1566) was a Swiss jurist, theologian, philosopher and engineer.

He was mainly occupied studying law. While he was not a strict follower of Calvinism, he still converted to the Reformed Church. For this act he was expelled from his fatherland, an traveled via Strasbourg to London where he was welcomed by Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Publications

• De stratagematibus Satanae, Basel, 1565
• De methodo sive recta investigandarum tradendariumque artium ac scientarum ratione libellus, in a collection De studiis bene instituendis, Utrecht, 1658

Sources

• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version