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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Who was born first?

• John Dee was born 1 year after Rafael Bombelli
• John Dee was born 2 years after Caspar Peucer
• John Dee was born 3 years before Giambattista Benedetti
• John Dee was born 4 years after Blaise de Vigenère
• John Dee was born 5 years after Lodovico Ferrari

Timeline

1. Lodovico FerrariFebruary 2, 1522 – October 5, 1565
2. Blaise de VigenèreApril 5, 1523 – February 19, 1596
3. Caspar PeucerJanuary 6, 1525 – September 25, 1602
4. Rafael Bombelli1526–1572
5. John Dee (this page)July 13, 1527 – March 26, 1609
6. Giambattista BenedettiAugust 14, 1530 – January 20, 1590

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