Simon Studion (6 March, 1543,

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–1605) was a

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teacher of

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, poet, historian, archaeologist, and author of

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l literature.Simon Studion ''Hierichuntis rosa ex quatuor eius portis"''
by H.C.A. Pass accessed 17 December 2011 Simon was the son of Jakob Studion, who came from

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but settled in Urbach to take on the role as cook for

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. He was influential on

Tobias Hess Tobias Hess (31 January 1568 – 24 November 1614) was a German lawyer based in Tübingen. He practised as a Paracelsian physician. Hess was influenced by Simon Studion. He has been identified, alongside Christoph Besold and Johannes Valentinus A ...

. He lived in

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. In 1597 Tobias Hess corresponded with Simon Studion and agreed with him that the Papacy must fall in 1604. He wrote ''

Naometria ''Naometria'' ("temple measurement") is a book of prophecies attributed to Simon Studion and published in 1604. Its two thousand pages cover predictions based on numerology that include destruction of the Papacy. It was dedicated to Frederick I, ...

'', a book of prophecies published in 1604.

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