John Dee

John Dee

John Dee was an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist. He was the court astronomer for, and advisor to, Elizabeth I, and spent much of his time on alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy. As an antiquarian, he had one of the largest libraries in England at the time.

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1527 – 1609
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Born in
London
Educated at
Trinity CollegeSt John's CollegeOld University of Leuven
Doctoral Advisors
🎓 Gerardus Mercator🎓 Gemma Frisius
Doctoral Students
📖 Thomas Digges

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  • 1527

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  • 1609

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