Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill (ca. 1528 – ca. 1574) was an English astrologer, writer and translator who most probably also wrote as Didymus Mountain.

Life Hill described himself as a Londoner, who had received a modest education, although this did include a knowledge of Latin and Italian. Works He was the author of the first popular book in English about gardening — The profitable arte of gardening — which was first published in 1563 under the title A most briefe and pleasaunte treatyse, teachynge how to dresse, sowe, and set a garden. He went on to write other popular works, such as The Proffitable Arte of Gardening (1568) Hill also published works on arithmetic, astrology, the interpretation of dreams and physiognomy.