John Wilkins
Secretary of the Royal Society and Bishop of Chester · Academics · Lived 1614 to 1672 · aged 58
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Something wrong?John Wilkins was an English Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher, and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. He was Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death.
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Arms: Argent on a pale engrailed cotised plain Sable three martlets Or.[3]
An 18th-century engraving of John Wilkins, Chester
Wilkins' signature as Secretary, signing off the 1667 accounts of the Royal Society, from the minutes book
Mathematical magick, 4th edition (1691)
Frontispiece of John Wilkins "An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language" (1668)In their orbit 2
About this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1614 to 1672 · aged 58
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