Robert Fludd, English physician, astrologer, and mathematician (d. 1637) was born on January 17, 1574.
January 17, 1574
Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus, was a prominent English Paracelsian physician with both scientific and occult interests. He is remembered as an astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian.