Simon Forman ✓

(1552–1611) astrologer

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[Wikidata] English astrologer, occultist and herbalist... | [Wikipedia] Simon Forman was an Elizabethan astrologer, occultist and herbalist active in London during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I of England. His reputation, however, was severely tarnished after his death when he was implicated in the plot to kill Thomas Overbury. Astrologers continued to rev

About Simon Forman

Simon Forman was an Elizabethan astrologer, occultist and herbalist active in London during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I of England. His reputation, however, was severely tarnished after his death when he was implicated in the plot to kill Thomas Overbury. Astrologers continued to revere him, while writers from Ben Jonson to Nathaniel Hawthorne came to characterize him as either a fool or an evil magician in league with the Devil.

Notable works:

Autobiography and Personal Diary of Dr. Simon Forman, 1552 to 1602, Ed. by J. O. Halliwell

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It is a comfort to the unfortunate to have companions in woe. Comfort

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