Dionysius Andreas Freher (12 September 1649 – 5 December 1728) was a

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mystical and

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writer, most famous for his extensive commentaries on

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. He was born in

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but spent most of his life in

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Works

''The Paradoxical Emblems of Dionysius Andreas Freher'', edited by Adam McLean.
''Hermetic Behmenists: writings from Dionysius Andreas Freher and Francis Lee'', edited by John Madziarczyk.

References

* Charles Musès (1951) ''Illumination on Jacob Boehme. The work of Dionysius Andreas Freher'', King's Crown Press, New York

External links

An Illustration of the Deep Principles of Jacob Behmen, the Teutonic Theosopher

1649 births 1728 deaths 17th-century alchemists 17th-century Christian mystics 18th-century alchemists 18th-century Christian mystics English alchemists German alchemists Protestant mystics {{Christianity-bio-stub