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John Wilkins
John Wilkins, is an Anglican cleric, philosopher and natural author, and one of the founders of the Royal Society. He was Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death. Wilkins is one of the few people who has run a college at both Oxford University and Cambridge University. He was a bias, but not one of the most important scientific innovators of the time. His personal qualities were exalted, and evident to his contemporaries, in alleviating political tensions at Interregnum Oxford, in establishing the Royal Society in a non-partisan fashion. , and in its attempt to reach out to followers of faith. He was one of the founders of the new natural theology compatible with science at that time. He is especially known for his Essay Towards real people and philosophical linguistics, in which, among other things, he proposes a universal language and an integrated metrology system, similar to the meters.
DioceseDiocese of Chester
In office1668–1672 (death)
PredecessorGeorge Hall
SuccessorJohn Pearson
Other postsDean of Ripon (1663–1672)
BornFebruary 14, 1614, Fawsley, Northamptonshire
DiedNovember 19, 1672, Chancery Lane, London
BuriedSt Lawrence Jewry, London
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseRobina Cromwell (m.1656)
ProfessionClergyman, natural philosopher, author, administrator
Alma materNew Inn Hall, Oxford, Magdalen Hall, Oxford

About John Wilkins

Essayist John Wilkins was born in England on January 1, 1614. He dies at the age of 58, on November 19, 1672.

In the seventeenth century, he was a British preacher, natural philosopher, and novelist. His most renowned article,"An Essay Towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language", written in 1668, pushes for the construction of a universal language and measurement system.

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John Wilkins before becoming famous

John Wilkins was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1614 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was the only individual to have presided over both Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Achievement of John Wilkins

He was a Royal Society founder and, beginning in 1668, Bishop of Chester.

John Wilkins's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in England into a family of goldsmiths. After his father died and his mother remarried, he became the half-brother of astronomer and poet Walter Pope.

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In Novelist Neal Stephenson's historical fiction work The Baroque Cycle, he is mentioned.

John Wilkins Income & Net worth

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Latest information about John Wilkins updated on March 13 2023.