Elias Ashmole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist
Date of Birth: 23-May-1617
Place of Birth: Lichfield, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 18-May-1692
Profession: politician, astrologer, historian
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Elias Ashmole
- Elias Ashmole (; 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.
- 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.
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