Forman, Simon
(1552–1611)
- Lauren Kassell
Extract
Forman, Simon (1552–1611), astrologer and medical practitioner, was born in Quidhampton, Wiltshire, on 31 December 1552, the fifth of the eight children of William Forman (1524–1564) and his wife, Mary (c.1505–1602), daughter of John Ratewe and Marion Hallam. His grandfather Richard Forman...