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John Dee

1527 - 1608

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John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609) 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. As a political advisor, he advocated the foundation of English colonies in the New World to form a "British Empire", a term he is credited with coining. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dee is the 5th most popular occultist (down from 3rd in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Occultist.

John Dee was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. He is most famous for his work on the Enochian system of magic.

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Among occultists, John Dee ranks 5 out of 41. Before him are Nostradamus, Grigori Rasputin, Aleister Crowley, and Baba Vanga. After him are Anton LaVey, Helena Blavatsky, Count of St. Germain, Éliphas Lévi, Alessandro Cagliostro, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, and Allan Kardec.

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Among people born in 1527, John Dee ranks 3. Before him are Philip II of Spain, and Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Abraham Ortelius, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Barbara Blomberg, Qi Jiguang, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Luis de León, and Li Zhi. Among people deceased in 1608, John Dee ranks 1. After him are Giambologna, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Seonjo of Joseon, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, Marie Eleonore of Cleves, Andrew Avellino, Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Ğazı II Giray, and Bernardo Buontalenti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dee ranks 101 out of 8,785. Before him are Joseph Lister (1827), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Sean Connery (1930), Edward Jenner (1749), William Wallace (1270), and Oliver Cromwell (1599). After him are Alex Ferguson (1941), Jane Austen (1775), Edward Heath (1916), Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), Anne Hathaway (1556), and Elizabeth Taylor (1932).

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Among OCCULTISTS In United Kingdom

Among occultists born in United Kingdom, John Dee ranks 2. Before him are Aleister Crowley (1875). After him are Edward Kelley (1555), Robert Fludd (1574), Elias Ashmole (1617), Alice Bailey (1880), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Michael Scot (1175), Algernon Blackwood (1869), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Dion Fortune (1890), and Israel Regardie (1907).

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