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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Dee has received more than 2,579,801 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). John Dee is the 4th most popular occultist (up from 5th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 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

Among occultists, John Dee ranks 4 out of 37. Before him are Nostradamus, Grigori Rasputin, and Baba Vanga. After him are Helena Blavatsky, Count of St. Germain, Aleister Crowley, Alessandro Cagliostro, Anton LaVey, Allan Kardec, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, and Éliphas Lévi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, John Dee ranks 2. Before him is Philip II of Spain. After him are Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Abraham Ortelius, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Barbara Blomberg, Qi Jiguang, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Luis de León, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Agnes of Hesse, and Li Zhi. Among people deceased in 1608, John Dee ranks 1. After him are Seonjo of Joseon, Giambologna, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Andrew Avellino, Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, Sigismund Rákóczi, Bernardo Buontalenti, Marie Eleonore of Cleves, and Ğazı II Giray.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Dee ranks 78 out of 7,765. Before him are J. M. W. Turner (1775), Edward III of England (1312), Ridley Scott (1937), Edward II of England (1284), William of Ockham (1285), and Harold Harefoot (1016). After him are David Bowie (1947), Mary Shelley (1797), Jeremy Bentham (1748), Roger Moore (1927), Maggie Smith (1934), and Elton John (1947).

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Among OCCULTISTS In United Kingdom

Among occultists born in United Kingdom, John Dee ranks 1. After him are Aleister Crowley (1875), Edward Kelley (1555), Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854), Alice Bailey (1880), Robert Fludd (1574), Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Michael Scot (1175), Algernon Blackwood (1869), Elias Ashmole (1617), Dion Fortune (1890), and Israel Regardie (1907).

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