CASAUBON, ISAAK [SSNE 6620]

Surname

CASAUBON

First name

ISAAK

Nationality

SWISS

Text source

Issak Casaubon came from Switzerland and lived in London as a protege of James VI & I in 1614. He argued that hermetic literature was the work of Christian writers and not, as believed contemporarily, that it was ancient Egyptian, Hebrew or pre-Christian philosophy albeit based on such traditions. His views were not accepted for over a century though are now believed to be correct.

A.C.F. Jackson, 'Rosecrucianism and its effect on Craft Masonry' in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, vol. 97 (1995), p.126.

Service record

STUART KINGDOMS, ENGLAND, LONDON

Arrived 1614-01-01

Capacity INTELLECTUAL, purpose ACADEMIC