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John Wilkins FRS (14 February 1614 – 19 November 1672) was an Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher, and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. [4] He was Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death.
The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.. The diocese extends across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was formerly the Benedictine Abbey of Saint ...
Henry Ferne, Bishop 1662 Escutcheon: Party per bend indented Argent and Gules a crescent for difference. George Hall, Bishop 1662–1668 Escutcheon: Sable three talbots' heads erased Argent langued Gules. John Wilkins, Bishop 1668–1672 Escutcheon: Argent on a pale engrailed cotised plain Sable, three martlets Or. John Pearson, Bishop 1673–1686
John Wilkins (1614–1672) was an English clergyman, natural philosopher, author, founder of the Royal Society, and Bishop of Chester. John Wilkins may also refer to: John Wilkins (basketball) (born 1989), Moroccan basketball player; John Wilkins (Indian artist) (1927–1991) John Wilkins (American football coach)
The first edition cover page. An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language (London, 1668) is the best-remembered of the numerous works of John Wilkins, in which he expounds a new universal language, meant primarily to facilitate international communication among scholars, but envisioned for use by diplomats, travelers, and merchants as well.
Bishop Pearson John Pearson in a Chester Cathedral stained glass window Arms: Argent a chevron Erminois between three leaves Vert. [1] John Pearson (28 February 1613 – 16 July 1686) was an English theologian and scholar.
John Wilkins, the new bishop of Chester, frequently inquired after his health. Angier admitted Heywood to the communion at Denton after his excommunication . John Angier died in prayer, after several days' illness, 1 September 1677, and was buried at Denton, his funeral being attended by a great concourse of people.
The Man in the Moone was published five months after The Discovery of a World in the Moone by John Wilkins, [57] later bishop of Chester. Wilkins refers to Godwin once, in a discussion of spots in the Moon, but not to Godwin's book. [16]