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Dee presented Queen Mary in 1556 with a visionary plan for preserving old books, manuscripts and records and founding a national library, but it was not taken up. [18] Instead, he expanded his personal library in Mortlake, acquiring books and manuscripts in England and on the Continent.
Jul 11, 2024 · John Dee (born July 13, 1527, London, England—died December 1608, Mortlake, Surrey [now in Richmond upon Thames, London]) was an English mathematician, natural philosopher, and student of the occult.
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Jul 10, 2019 · Alchemist, Occultist, and Advisor to a Queen. John Dee (July 13 ,1527–1608 or 1609) was a sixteenth-century astronomer and mathematician who served as an occasional advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, and spent a good portion of his life studying alchemy, the occult, and metaphysics.
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Jul 13, 2013 · John Dee was an English scholar who wrote on trigonometry, on calendar reform, on navigation, on geography and on astrology. He became astrologer to Queen Mary but was imprisoned for being a magician.
John Dee (July 13, 1527–1609) was a noted Welsh mathematician, geographer, occultist, astronomer, and astrologer, whose expertise in these interrelated fields led him to become a personal consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. Due to his interest in magic and the occult, he also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy.
Learn how John Dee, a scholar and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, proposed a bold plan for England to colonize new lands and challenge Spain's global dominance. Explore the collections and artefacts that show the rise of the British Empire and the terrestrial globe made by Emery Molyneux.
Learn about John Dee, a versatile and influential figure in Elizabethan England. He was a mathematician, antiquary, astrologer and a visionary of the British Empire.
