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[[File:Simon-Forman.jpg|350px|thumb|Engraving of Simon Forman c. 1611]] | [[File:Simon-Forman.jpg|350px|thumb|Engraving of Simon Forman c. 1611]] | ||
'''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]]. | ||
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Forman's papers have proven to be a treasure trove of rare, odd, unusual data on one of the most studied periods of cultural history. They include autobiographies, guides to [[astrology]], plague tracts, [[alchemy|alchemical]] commonplace books and notes on biblical and historical subjects. They also contain his disputes with the College of Physicians and his largely unsuccessful magical experiments. | Forman's papers have proven to be a treasure trove of rare, odd, unusual data on one of the most studied periods of cultural history. They include autobiographies, guides to [[astrology]], plague tracts, [[alchemy|alchemical]] commonplace books and notes on biblical and historical subjects. They also contain his disputes with the College of Physicians and his largely unsuccessful magical experiments. | ||
At one time he possessed the copy of the [[Picatrix]] currently in the British Library. Forman left behind a large body of manuscripts dealing with his patients and with all the subjects that interested him, from astronomy and astrology to medicine, mathematics, and magic. His Casebooks are the most famous of these resources. They, like his diaries and autobiographies, contain extensive details of his life. His only printed work was a pamphlet advertising a bogus method for divining longitude while at sea. | At one time he possessed the copy of the ''[[Picatrix]]'' currently in the British Library. Forman left behind a large body of manuscripts dealing with his patients and with all the subjects that interested him, from astronomy and astrology to medicine, mathematics, and magic. His Casebooks are the most famous of these resources. They, like his diaries and autobiographies, contain extensive details of his life. His only printed work was a pamphlet advertising a bogus method for divining longitude while at sea. | ||
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