Robert Fludd (1574 - 1637)
1574-01-17Bearsted, United Kingdom1637-09-08London, United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Robert Fludd
Robert Fludd was a prominent English Paracelsian physician with both scientific and occult interests. He is remembered as an astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian.
Fludd is best known for his compilations in occult philosophy. He had a celebrated exchange of views with Johannes Kepler concerning the scientific and hermetic approaches to knowledge.
Date and place of birt: | 17 january 1574, Bearsted, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 8 september 1637, London, United Kingdom |
Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
Specialization: | Astrologer, Doctor, Musicologist, Philosopher |