Henry Oldenburg

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correspondent diplomat human philosopher scientific editor

Henry Oldenburg was a 17th-century German-born philosopher and diplomat who became the first Secretary of the Royal Society and a pioneering figure in early scientific communication.

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instanceOf correspondent ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
scientific editor ⓘ
birthDate c. 1619 ⓘ
birthPlace Bremen ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
citizenship Duchy of Bremen ⓘ
England ⓘ
correspondedWith Baruch Spinoza ⓘ
Christiaan Huygens ⓘ
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ
Isaac Newton ⓘ
Robert Boyle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
deathDate 1677-09-05 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Leiden ⓘ
Utrecht University ⓘ
surface form: University of Utrecht
employer Royal Society ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
familyName Oldenburg ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ
scientific communication ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
movement Scientific Revolution ⓘ
notableFor being the first Secretary of the Royal Society ⓘ
editing the first scientific journal in English ⓘ
founding modern scientific correspondence networks ⓘ
notableWork Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
scientific correspondent ⓘ
secretary ⓘ
translator ⓘ
positionHeld Secretary of the Royal Society ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

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