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Dee, John
(John Dee)
Pronunciation:
/diː/
(
1527–1608
)
, English alchemist, mathematician, and geographer. He was Elizabeth I’s astrologer and in later life he absorbed himself in alchemy and acquired notoriety as a sorcerer.
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