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'''Simon Forman''' (31 December 1552 – 5 or 12 September 1611) was an Elizabethan [[astrology|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 Sir 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 [[Satan|Devil]]. | '''Simon Forman''' (31 December 1552 – 5 or 12 September 1611) was an Elizabethan [[astrology|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 Sir 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 [[Satan|Devil]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||