Henry Oldenburg
German theologian · Academics · Lived 1619 to 1677 · aged 58
Henry Oldenburg was a German theologian, diplomat, and natural philosopher, known as one of the creators of modern scientific peer review. He was one of the foremost intelligencers of 17th-century Europe, with a network of correspondents to rival those of Fabri de Peiresc, Marin Mersenne, and Ismaël Boulliau.
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At the foundation of the Royal Society in London, he took on the task of foreign correspondence, as the first Secretary.
