Ezechiel Foxcroft Explained

Ezechiel Foxcroft (1633, London – 1676) was an English esoterocist 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,^[1] and his wife, Elizabeth Whichcote,^{[2] [3]} sister of Benjamin Whichcote and Jeremy Whichcote.^[4] After attending school at Eton he then continued to King's College, Cambridge. 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 in 1673, but retired from his academic positions in 1674.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Allen. Paul Marshall. A Christian Rosenkreutz Anthology. 1981. SteinerBooks. 9781621511373. 19 January 2018. en.
2. Foxcroft [née Whichcote], Elizabeth (1600–1679), theosophist ]. 2004. 20 January 2018. en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/53695.
3. Book: Crocker. R.. Henry More, 1614-1687: A Biography of the Cambridge Platonist. 2003. Springer Science & Business Media. 9781402015021. 20 January 2018. en.
4. Web site: Elizabeth Whichcote b. 1604 2nd dau. geni_family_tree. Geni.com. 20 January 2018.
5. Book: McIntosh. Christopher. The Rosicrucians: The History, Mythology, and Rituals of an Esoteric Order. 1998. Weiser Books. 9780877289203. 19 January 2018. en.