Daniel Mogling
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Daniel Mögling born 1596 in Böblingen
, died 1635 in Butzbach
, was an alchemist
and a Rosicrucian
. He was personal physician and court astronomer to Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach
from 1621 to 1635.
He is believed to have written Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum
("The Mirror of the Wisdom of the Rosy Cross"), in 1618 under the pseudonym
Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens and Jhesus Nobis Omnia – Rosa Florescens (1617) under the pseudonym Florentinus de Valentia.
Böblingen
Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
, died 1635 in Butzbach
Butzbach
Butzbach is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 16 km south of Gießen and 35 km north of Frankfurt am Main....
, was an alchemist
Alchemy
Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
and a Rosicrucian
Rosicrucian
Rosicrucianism is a philosophical secret society, said to have been founded in late medieval Germany by Christian Rosenkreuz. It holds a doctrine or theology "built on esoteric truths of the ancient past", which, "concealed from the average man, provide insight into nature, the physical universe...
. He was personal physician and court astronomer to Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach
Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach
Landgrave Philip III of Hesse-Butzbach was Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach from 1609 to 1643.- Life :...
from 1621 to 1635.
He is believed to have written Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum
Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum
Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum is an early text of Rosicrucianism, published in 1618 by the pseudonymous "Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens", believed to be Daniel Mögling , an alchemist, physician and astronomer...
("The Mirror of the Wisdom of the Rosy Cross"), in 1618 under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens and Jhesus Nobis Omnia – Rosa Florescens (1617) under the pseudonym Florentinus de Valentia.