English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist
Elias Ashmole
Elias Ashmole by an unknown artist (detail), c. 1688, after the portrait by John Riley, below
Born
(1617-05-23)23 May 1617
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Died
18 May 1692(1692-05-18) (aged 74)
Lambeth, London, England
Occupation(s)
antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist
Elias AshmoleFRS (/ɪˈlaɪ.ʌsˈæʃmoʊl/; 23 May 1617 – 18 May 1692) was an English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Charles II he was rewarded with several lucrative offices.
Ashmole was an antiquary with a strong Baconian leaning towards the study of nature.[1] His library reflected his intellectual outlook, including works on English history, law, numismatics, chorography, alchemy, astrology, astronomy and botany. Although he was one of the founding Fellows of the Royal Society, a key institution in the development of experimental science, his interests were antiquarian and mystical as well as scientific. He was an early freemason, although the extent of his involvement and commitment is unclear. Throughout his life he was an avid collector of curiosities and other artefacts. Many of these he acquired from the traveller, botanist and collector John Tradescant the Younger. Ashmole donated most of his collection, his antiquarian library and priceless manuscripts to the University of Oxford to create the Ashmolean Museum.
^Feola, Vittoria (2005), "Elias Ashmole and the Uses of Antiquity", Index to Theses, Expert Information Ltd, retrieved 25 January 2010 (Password required)
EliasAshmole FRS (/ɪˈlaɪ.ʌs ˈæʃmoʊl/; 23 May 1617 – 18 May 1692) was an English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy...
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annotated compilation of English alchemical literature selected by EliasAshmole. The book preserved and made available many works that had previously...
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snow. The first recorded mention of ice cream in England was in 1671. EliasAshmole described the dishes served at the Feast of St George at Windsor in...
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Tractatus Astrologico Magicus, though both versions differ only slightly. EliasAshmole recorded that the Duke of Lauderdale owned a manuscript titled Aldaraia...
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philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, translator, and the esoteric mentor of EliasAshmole. Born into the wealthy Backhouse family, Backhouse enjoyed an education...
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History of the Ashmolean". Retrieved 7 January 2019. "Ashmole dot com website – Biography of EliasAshmole". Retrieved 7 January 2019. Quattrocchi, Umberto...
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