Berthold Schwarz Berthold Schwarz Berthold Schwarz (sometimes spelled Schwartz), also known as Berthold the Black and "der Schwartzer", was a legendary German (or in some accounts Danish or Greek) alchemist of the late 14th century, credited with the invention of gunpowder by 15th- through 19th-century European literature. The purported period of Schwarz' activity (late 14th century) thus falls between the first reports of gunpowder in Europe (late 13th century) and the development of effective applications in artillery (mid 15th century). It is unclear whether Schwarz is a historical person. It has been suggested that he was a historical alchemist who had developed
Flo V. Schwarz Flo V. Schwarz Flo V. Schwarz is the lead vocalist, guitarist and head of the German band Pyogenesis that co-invented Gothic Metal in the early 1990s. He is also owner of the Hamburg, Germany-based record label and management company Hamburg Records. The greater successes of his band Pyogenesis were sold out tours and shows in Mexico, Russia, Asia or Hungary, where they played in front of more than half a million people as well as #1 in the German Alternative Charts, #1 in the Mexican Import Charts or entries in national charts. Flo V. Schwarz is also a producer for