Guillaume Postel (1510-1581) Astrology & Alchemy & Philosophy Guillaume Postel was a French scholar, linguist and theologian who lived during the Renaissance. He was born in Rouen, France, and was educated at Digitized Manuscripts Manuscripts [From Paulus de Kempenaer ☞] [Alchemical descriptions and descriptions of the tree of life] ☞ [Alchemical miscellany], 1635 ☞ [Alchemical recipes. Antiochus of Athens (2nd century CE) Astrology Antiochus of Athens was a Hellenistic astrologer who lived in the 2nd century CE. He was a contemporary of other notable astrologers of his time, Horapollo (c.390-490 AD?) Hermetism & Hieroglyphs & Emblems Horapollo was an Egyptian scholar and author who wrote a book on hieroglyphics, known as Hieroglyphica. He was born in the city of Oxyrhynchus in Plotinus (204/5-270 CE) Mysticism & Neoplatonism Plotinus was an influential Greek philosopher and mystic who founded the Neoplatonic school of philosophy. He is widely considered to be one of the Michael Maier (1568-1622) Alchemy & Hermetism Michael Maier was a German alchemist, physician, and polymath who lived during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At 15, he began studying in Zeno of Citium (334–262 BCE) ­­­tags: Astrology, Philosophy Zeno of Citium was a Greek philosopher from the island of Cyprus. He is considered to be the founder of the Stoic Robert Fludd (1574-1637) Mysticism & Astrology & Alchemy & Neoplatonism & Hermetism Robert Fludd was an English philosopher, physician and astrologer. He is best known for his work on alchemy, astrology and mysticism. The son of a John Dee (1527–1608/9) Alchemy & Divination & Hermetism John Dee was an English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occult philosopher, and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. He spent much of his life on Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) Poetry & Renaissance & Humanism & Antiquity Francesco Petrarca was an Italian scholar, poet, and early humanist born on July 20, 1304 in Arezzo, Italy. He is often considered the “father of Berossus (3rd century BCE) Astrology & Mythography Berossus was a Babylonian priest, historian, and mythographer living in Babylon in the late third century BC. He is best known for writing a history Johann Valentin Andreae (1586-1654) Rosicrucians Andreae was a German theologian, physician and alchemist whose works laid the foundation for modern Rosicrucianism. He was born in Herrenberg, Demetrios Chalkokondyles (1423-1511) Platonism & Florentine Academy Chalkokondyles was a famous Greek scholar. he taught Greek literature an philosophy in Italy for over 40 years. He befriended Lorenzo de Medici and Henricus Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486–1535) Demonology & Witchcraft & Occultism & Kabbalah & Astrology Agrippa von Nettesheim was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance. He was born in Cologne, Germany and was educated at the Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234–305 CE) Astrology & Philosophy & Neoplatonism was a Neoplatonic philosopher from Tyre, Phoenicia. He is sometimes called the “Father of Neoplatonism” for his Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century) Astrology Paulus Alexandrinus (also known as Paul of Alexandria) was a 4th-century astrologer from Alexandria, Egypt. He is credited with the authorship of a Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516) ➤Tags: Kabbalah, Mysticism, Demonology, Witchcraft, History Trithemius was a German Benedictine abbot and a polymath who was active in the German Avicenna (c. 980 — 1037 CE) Medicine & Astrology & Mathematics Avicenna (Ibn Sina) was an influential Persian polymath, physician, and philosopher, who is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576) Astrology & Science & Alchemy Cardano was an Italian polymath, whose interests and proficiencies ranged through those of mathematician, physician, biologist, physicist, chemist, Giambattista della Porta (1535-1615) Science & Optics & Magic & Medicine & Botany Giambattista della Porta, the “Father of Modern Scientific Method,” was an Italian scientist, philosopher, and playwright. Della Porta was a Next page