Ezekiel Foxcroft

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, and his wife, Elizabeth Whichcote, sister of Benjamin Whichcote and Jeremy Whichcote. 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. References 1633 births 1676 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Fellows of King's College, Cambridge