Life and career Michael Maier
image taken hermetic splendid book atalanta fugiens michael maier.
maier returned germany in september 1616, settling in frankfurt main. atalanta fugiens, alchemical emblem book, published in 1617. alongside images, poems, , discussion, included fifty pieces of music in form of fugues, form being pun on atalanta fleeing . in 1619, maier became physician of landgrave moritz of hesse-kassel (or hesse-cassel). in 1620, moved magdeburg practice medicine, died @ age of 54, leaving noteworthy quantity of unpublished works.
a devout lutheran life, michael maier had strong influence on sir isaac newton. involved in rosicrucian movement appeared around time, afforded part of matter of themis aurea.
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