Arthur Dee

Arthur Dee ( born July 13, 1579 Mortlake, † September 1651 in Norwich) was a physician and alchemist.

He was the eldest of 8 sons, who emerged from Dr. John Dee's third wife, Jane Fromand. At the age of 5 years accompanied his parents Arthur and Edward Kelley with his wife, in their peregrinations through Bohemia. In the course of this journey, his father let him learn the Latin language, but his education was in this period probably irregular. Until his return to England took almost 10 years. He was at Westminster School His further education. He became a doctor of medicine and proposed in 1614 because of his reputation by the Archbishop of Canterbury for office in London Charterhouse; a hospital, which had been founded shortly before by Thomas Sutton in a Kartäuserstift.

He was the doctor of Michael I of Russia ( the founder of the Romanov dynasty ) and lived for 14 years in Moscow. He also wrote his book Chemicus fasciculus, which appeared in Paris in 1631; a treatise on various alchemical writings.

When in 1637 his wife died, Dee returned to England, where he became the physician of King Charles I.. Until his retirement Arthur Dee lived in Norwich, where his friend, Sir Thomas Browne established. Dee's acquaintance with Browne has only been little studied; but it was Browne, Arthur Dee bequeathed much of his alchemical manuscripts and books.

• Alchemist
• Author ( Alchemy )
• Born in 1579
• Died in 1651
• Man