Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, was a 17th-century English soldier, diplomat, philosopher, and writer often regarded as the "father of English deism."

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instanceOf deist philosopher
diplomat
human
nobleman
peer of England
philosopher
soldier
appointedBy James I of England NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Giles in the Fields, London NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1583-03-03
dateOfDeath 1648-08-20
describedAs father of English deism
educatedAt University College, Oxford NERFINISHED
father Richard Herbert of Montgomery NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork diplomacy
military
philosophy
theology
genre autobiography
biography
philosophical literature
religious philosophy
honorificPrefix Lord
honorificTitle 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
Latin NERFINISHED
mainInterest epistemology
natural religion
religious tolerance
militaryRank officer
mother Magdalen Newport NERFINISHED
movement deism
nobleTitle Baron Herbert of Cherbury NERFINISHED
notableWork Autobiography of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury NERFINISHED
De Religione Gentilium NERFINISHED
De Veritate NERFINISHED
The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth NERFINISHED
participatedIn Anglo-French diplomatic relations in the early 17th century
period 17th century
placeOfBirth Eyton-on-Severn, Shropshire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld English ambassador to France
relative Henry Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Cherbury NERFINISHED
residence Cherbury, Montgomeryshire NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
sibling George Herbert NERFINISHED
spouse Mary Herbert (née Herbert of St Julians) NERFINISHED

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Herbert family notableMember Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury