Johann Daniel Mylius Explained
Johann Daniel Mylius (c. 15831642) was a composer for the lute, and writer on alchemy.
Early life and education
Born at Wetter in present-day Hesse, Germany, he went on to study theology and medicine at the University of Marburg. He was the brother-in-law and pupil of Johann Hartmann (1568–1613).[1]
Career
In 1616, while still a medical student, Mylius published Duncan Burnet's Iatrochymicus.[2] The Latin: Opus medico-chymicum, Mylius' own alchemical work, was published two years later. He is known for the collection Latin: Thesaurus gratiarum (1622) of pieces for the lute.[3] In the same year his Latin: Philosophia Reformata was published.[4] Mylius was the personal physician of Moritz of Hessen and his patrons included Maurice and Frederick Henry of Nassau.
Works
- Opus medico-chymicum. 1618.
- Antidotarium. 1620.
- Philosophia reformata. 1622.
- Anatomia auri. 1628.
- Danielis Milii Pharmacopoeae spagyricae, sive Practicae universalis Galeno-chymicae libri duo. - Francofurti : Schönwetter, 1628. digital edition
References
- 10.1590/S0103-40141990000300009 . Chemistry and the universities in the seventeenth century . 1990 . Debus . Allen . Estudos Avançados . 4 . 10 . 173–196 . free .
- Lynn Thorndike. History of Magic and Experimental Science, Part 12. p.177
- Web site: Mylius 1622 Thesaurus gratiarum (list of pieces) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195933/https://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/julia/ap2/App2dd.htm . 2016-03-03.
- Web site: Mylius 'Philosophia Reformata' series .
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