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Elias Ashmole

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Elias Ashmole


Born
in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, The United Kingdom
May 23, 1617

Died
May 18, 1692

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Elias Ashmole (23 May 1617 – 18 May 1692) was a celebrated English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Charles II he was rewarded with several lucrative offices.

Ashmole was an antiquary with a strong Baconian bent for the study of nature. His library reflected his intellectual outlook, including works on English history, law, numismatics, choreography, alchemy, astrology, astronomy, and botany. Although he was one of the founding members of the Royal Society, a key institution in the development of experimental science, his interests were antiquarian and mystical as well as scientific. He was an early Freemason,
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Average rating: 4.06 · 106 ratings · 6 reviews · 94 distinct works
Theatrum Chemicum Britannic...

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The Glory of Light

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Institution, Laws and Cerem...

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The Hermit's Tale

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The Alchemical Vision Of Si...

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Several Works Of Unknown Al...

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Of Mending And Bettering Th...

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