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Daniel Stolcius
Daniel Stolz von Stolzenberg (Daniel Stolcius) (1600–1660) was a Bohemian physician and writer on alchemy, a pupil of Michael Maier in PragueHis name is often given as 'von Stolcenberg', i.e. from Stolzenberg, or 'von Stolcenbeerg'. He is known for his 1624 emblem book ''Viridarium Chymicum'', a significant anthologwith sources in previous collections. It was followed in 1627 by the ''Hortulus Hermeticus''.''Stolcius, who studied at Oxford after fleeing from Bohemia in 1620, dedicated The Hermetic Garden to hilipHainhofer, who was described as counsellor to the Duke of Pomerania.'' Ron Heisler/ref> References *Adam McLean Adam McLean (born 7 March 1948 in Glasgow) is a Scottish writer on alchemical texts and symbolism. In 1978 he founded the ''Hermetic Journal'' which he published until 1992 during which time he also started publishing the ''Magnum Opus Hermetic ... (editor), Patricia Tahil (translator) (1980) ''The Hermetic Garden of Daniel Stolcius'' Notes {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Heisler
Ronald B. Heisler (born 1941) is a British book collector, trade unionist, socialist, and self-described "delinquent historian" who has given his name to the Ron Heisler Collection at Senate House Library, University of London. Early life Heisler was born in Downham Market, Norfolk, England in 1941, the son of Austrian migrants to the United Kingdom from Vienna in 1938. His father he described as a "politico" who was involved in the Social Democrats in the 1920s and was the manager of a clothes shop. His mother was raised as a Catholic in the Sudetenland, the daughter of the manager of a graphite mine who had been the first socialist in his village around 1890 or 1900. He describes himself as having the classic background of a book collector, having suffered a serious illness at the age of 3 or 4 when he was in a coma and "given up for dead". He recovered but was left very weak and subsequently absorbed himself in reading. The family moved to London from Norfolk on the back of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Non-fiction Writers
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century Bohemian Physicians
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
