James Brown Craven
Archdeacon James Brown Craven (1850 – 17 April 1924) was author of the History of the Church in Orkney and several other works on ecclesiastical history. He was a founder and the first president of the Orkney Antiquarian Society.
The son of Rev J E Craven,
Aberdeen University
in 1908.
Craven was also the author of books on Hermetic
alchemists
, and mystic physicians including:
- Doctor Robert Fludd (Robertus de Fluctibus), the English Rosicrucian: life and writings. 1890.
- Count Michael Maier, doctor of philosophy and of medicine, alchemist, Rosicrucian, mystic, 1568–1622: life and writings. 1910.
- Doctor Heinrich Khunrath: A Study in Mystical Alchemy. Published 1997. Adam McLean, Glasgow.
References
- The Scotsman: Obituary, 19 April 1924
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