Cornelius Agrippa

Cornelius Agrippa was a celebrated German wizard who authored many works on wizards and magic.

Early Life
Cornelius Agrippa was born in 1486, in Germany.

Adulthood
A celebrated author, Agrippa authored some works about wizardkind and magic. However, the persecution of witches and wizards gathered pace all over Europe in the fifteenth century, and Agrippa was imprisoned by Muggles who claimed his works were evil.

For undisclosed reasons. Cornelius Agrippa was the namesake of a substance with magical properties, used in potion-making.

Death and Post-Mortem
Cornelius Agrippa died in1535, aged 49. By the 1990s, he was featured on a Chocolate Frog Card. This card was one of the only two that were missing from Ron Weasley's collection when he met Harry Potter in 1991.