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John Dee
16th-century English mathematician, astrologer, and alchemist
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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 13 July 1527
- Died
- December 1608, 26 March 1609
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Mortlake
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Dee
- Mother
- Jane ferch William Wilde
- Spouse
- Jane Dee
- Child
- Arthur Dee
- Field of work
- mathematics, alchemy
- Occupation
- philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, cartographer, scribe, occultist, magician, alchemist
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- depicted by
- Portrait of John Dee
- described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Vlastenský slovník historický, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Otto's encyclopedia, Masarykův slovník naučný, Český Krumlov Encyclopedia
- doctoral advisor
- Gemma Frisius, Gerardus Mercator
- doctoral student
- Thomas Digges
- educated at
- Trinity College, St John's College, Old University of Leuven
- employer
- University of Paris, Emperor Rudolf II
- has works in the collection
- Wellcome Collection
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- name in native language
- John Dee
- notable work
- Enochian, Enochian magic, Monas Hieroglyphica, De Heptarchia Mystica, A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits
- place of burial
- St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake
- place of detention
- Tower of London
- significant person
- Elias Ashmole
- student of
- Gerardus Mercator
- topic's main category
- Category:John Dee
- writing language
- English
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