John Dee (July 13, 1527 – 1608 or 1609) was a noted British mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy.
Dr. Dee (Or, Mr. Dee, as he left university before achieving his doctorate) straddled the worlds of science and magic just as they were becoming distinguishable. One of the most learned men of his time, he had lectured to crowded halls at the University of Paris when still in his early twenties. He was an ardent promoter of mathematics, a respected astronomer and a leading expert in navigation, having trained many of those who would conduct England's voyages of discovery. (He coined the term "British Empire.") At the same time, he immersed himself deeply in Judeo-Christian magic and Hermetic philosophy, devoting the last third of his life almost exclusively to these pursuits. For Dee, as with many of his contemporaries, these activities were not contradictory, but particular aspects of a consistent world-view.
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The John Dee Society - Contains a biography of John Dee by Charlotte Fell Smith (1909), and a thesis entitled John Dee Studied as an English neo-Platonist by I.R.F. Calder (1952).
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Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 Edition: John Dee - An outline history of John Dee's life.
Esoteric Archives: Writings of John Dee - Illustrated texts of various of John Dee's writings, including much pertaining to Enochian magick.
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John Dee and Astrological Physics - A chapter from a book on astronomy and astrology, which discusses aspects of John Dee's Hieroglyphic Monad from a mathematical perspective.
John Dee and the English Calendar: Science, Religion and Empire - This paper deals with the English rejection of the Gregorian calendar in 1583 and John Dee’s proposal for calendar reform, seeking to set this episode in its cultural, political and intellectual context.
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Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition - John Dee - An article on John Dee written from the perspective of the Western Mystery Tradition.
Sir Francis Bacon and John Dee: the Original 007 - Considers the relationship between John Dee and Sir Francis Bacon, with notes upon the OO7 symbol.
The Galileo Project: John Dee - A categorized outline of John Dee's life, including details on his education, scientific involvements, patronage, etc.
The Life and Works of Dr. John Dee - A short biographical essay on John Dee.
The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive: John Dee - A brief biographical sketch of John Dee from a mathematical perspective.
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The Rosicrucian Archive: Dr. John Dee - The R+C Legacy - An exploration of John Dee's influences on the Rosicrucian movement from an intellectual and cultural perspective.
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