Ezechiel Foxcroft (1633,
London
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– 1676) was an
English esotericist who produced the first translation of the ''
Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz '' published in 1690.
Life
He was the son of the prominent merchant
George Foxcroft,
and his wife,
Elizabeth Whichcote,
sister of
Benjamin Whichcote and
Jeremy Whichcote.
After attending school at
Eton he then continued to
King's College, Cambridge
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. He gained his BA in 1652 when he became a Fellow of the College, gaining his MA in 1656. He was appointed lecturer in mathematics. He became
senior proctor of
Cambridge University
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in 1673, but retired from his academic positions in 1674.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foxcroft, Ezechiel
1633 births
1676 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
Fellows of King's College, Cambridge