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Berthold der Schwarze
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also known as Bertholdus Niger
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pronunciation:
[bairtold der shvah
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| Monk (presumably Cistercian or Franciscan) and inventor, who lived in the second half of the 14th-c, probably in Freiburg im Breisgau. He is considered to be the inventor of gunpowder and the ‘Steinbüchse’, an artillery piece designed for shattering walls. |
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