person
Rudolf II
also: II. Rudolf, Emperor Rudolf
Rudolf II (1552–1612), Holy Roman Emperor who made Prague his capital and was a famous patron of astrology, alchemy, and the arts. In scene 8, his court is the setting for Kepler's compromised position as imperial mathematician obliged to produce horoscopes to survive.
Reading notes
- The Tragedy of Man §8 Rudolf II
Rudolf II (1552–1612), Holy Roman Emperor who made Prague his capital and was a famous patron of astrology, alchemy, and the arts. In scene 8, his court is the setting for Kepler's compromised position as imperial mathematician obliged to produce horoscopes to survive.