About Francis Moore
Lived 1657 – 1715 (aged 57–58). Francis Moore was an English and British astrologer and physician.
Francis Moore (29 January 1657 – 1715) was an English physician and astrologer who wrote and published what later became Old Moore's Almanack.
He was born into poverty in Bridgnorth, reputedly in one of the cave dwellings in the vicinity of St Mary's Steps. Moore was self-educated, learning to read by himself, and became a physician and astrologer. He served at the court of Charles II of England.
The almanac that bears his name was first published in 1697, originally giving weather and astrological predications, and is still published annually.
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Who was Francis Moore?
British physician and astrologer
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Francis Moore was born on 29 January 1657 in Bridgnorth.
When did Francis Moore die?
Francis Moore died in 1715.
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Francis Moore was an astrologer and physician.
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Francis Moore was English and British.
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