John Dee

John Dee (July 13, 1527 – 1608 or 1609) was a noted British mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy.

References

• Calder, I.R.F. (1952). "John Dee Studied as an English Neo-Platonist." University of London Dissertation. Available online.
• Fell Smith, Charlotte (1909). John Dee: 1527 - 1608. London: Constable and Company. Available online.
• French, Peter J. (1972). John Dee: The World of an Elizabethan Magus. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
• Woolley, Benjamin (2001). The Queen's Conjuror: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Adviser to Queen Elizabeth I. New York: Henry Holt and Company.