Henry Oldenburg

Henry Oldenburg was an editor, philosopher, diplomat, university teacher, writer and secretary (1619–1677). He was born at Bremen and died at Charlton.

Henry Oldenburg in brief

Born
1619
Died
1677
Known for
editor,philosopher,diplomat,university teacher,writer,secretary
Place of birth
Bremen

Overview

Born at Bremen in 1619, died at Charlton in 1677.

Catalogued works

21 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1600 to 2008.

Nurseries, orchards, profitable gardens, and vineyards encouraged. The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg, Vol. 1. Acta philosophica societatis regiae in anglia, anni M.DC.LXV, LXVI, LXVII, LXVIII, LXIX. Acta philosophica Societatis Regiae in Anglia. Correspondence. The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Correspondence / Edited and translated by A. Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall. -. Clothespin, dated 1975, cor-ten and stainless steel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1976.96. Fagend Studies, dated 1976, charcoal and chalk on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1977.511. Flying Pizza, from New York Ten, dated 1964, published 1965, color lithograph from three stones on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1984.141.9. Woman Figure with Medusa Ornaments, dated 1967, graphite with smudging on ivory wove paper, laid down on bristol board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1968.38. Cube Tap (Plug), dated 1966, graphite on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1968.322. Chicago Stuffed with Numbers, dated 1976–77, color lithograph from five aluminum plates and four stones on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.567. [Henry Oldenburg correspondence]., dated 2008-, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Oldenburg : shaping the Royal Society / Marie Boas Hall., dated 2002, held by Wellcome Collection. M0012068: Reproduction of a portrait of Henry Oldenburg (circa 1618-1677), also known as Heinrich Oldenburg or Oldenbourg, German theologian, diplomat, and natural philosopher, dated 1951, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence / [Henry Oldenburg] ; edited and translated by A. Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall., dated 1965-1977, held by Wellcome Collection. The prodromus to a dissertation concerning solids naturally contained within solids. Laying a foundation for the rendering a rational accompt both of the frame and the several changes of the masse of the Earth, as also of the various productions in the same / Englished by H[enry] O[ldenburg]., dated 1671, held by Wellcome Collection. Acta philosophica Societatis regiæ in Anglia, anni 1665., 66., 67., 68., 69. Auctore Henrico Oldenburgio, Societatis reg. secr. Anglice conscripta et in Latinum versa interprete C. S. nunc interum, adjecto indice accurato edita, dated 1675, held by Wellcome Collection. The text of Robert Boyle's 'Designe about natural history' / edited by Michael Hunter and Peter Anstey., dated 2008, held by Wellcome Collection. Philosophical transactions, hoc est, Acta philosophica ... : Aliquam exhibentia notitiam praesentium incoeptorum, studiorum & laborum eorum, qui eruditi salutantur, in plerisque praecipuis mundi partibus / ab Henrico Oldenburgo ... Anglicè conscripta, & in Latinum versa à Johanne Sterpino., dated [between 1600 and 1699?], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 16 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

<i>The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg</i>. Henry Oldenburg , A. Rupert Hall , Marie Boas Hall<i>The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Volume V: 1668-1669</i>.<i>The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Volume VI: 1669-1670</i>.<i>The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg. Volume VII: 1670-1671</i>., Isis, 1972. Oldenburg, Henry (1615?–1677), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. O Henry<i>The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg</i>. Henry Oldenburg , A. Rupert Hall , Marie Boas Hall , Eberhard Reichman, Isis, 1987. A correspondência entre Espinosa e Henry Oldenburg. From friends to enemies: Hooke and Oldenburg 1662–77, Henry Oldenburg, 2002. Scientific Interaction Within Henry Oldenburg’s Letter Network, Journal of Early Modern Studies, 2014. Y a-t-il une forme de vie humaine chez Spinoza ?, Astérion, 2018. Lecturas de la Carta XXXII de Spinoza a Oldenburg, Revista de Filosofía Universidad Iberoamericana, 2026. Henry Oldenburg: The first journal editor, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020. How modality may function in some early issues of the Philosophical Transactions, Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas, 2012. COMMUNICATING “NATURAL KNOWLEDGE” FOR THE “COMMON BENEFIT” OF ENGLAND: SCIENCE, TRADE AND COLONIAL EXPANSION IN PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS 1665-1700, Le Simplegadi, 2017. Biocuration: Distilling data into knowledge., PLoS Biology, 2018. La politique scientifique à Dresde, Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles, 2006.

Digitised editions and texts

5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg ; Volume II ; 1663-1665 (1966) — Internet Archive. Epistle Dedicatory (1670) — Internet Archive. Acta philosophica societatis regiae in Anglia, anni 1665. Auctore Henrico Oldenburgio, soc. reg. secr. Anglicè conscripta, & in Latinum versa interprete C.S (1674) — Internet Archive. Acta philosophica societatis regiae in Anglia, anni 1667. Auctore Henrico Oldenburgio, soc. reg. secr. Anglicè conscripta, & in Latinum versa interprete C.S. volumen secundum (1672) — Internet Archive. The Correspondence of Henry Oldenburg ; Volume V ; 1668-1669 (1968) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 23 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Bremen and London. Positions recorded include ambassador and secretary of the Royal Society. Membership is recorded of Royal Society.

Chronology

  1. 1619Henry Oldenburg born at Bremen.
  2. 1670Epistle Dedicatory digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1672Acta philosophica societatis regiae in Anglia, anni 1667. Auctore Henrico Oldenburgio, soc. reg. secr. Anglicè conscripta, & in Latinum versa interprete C.S. volumen secundum digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1674Acta philosophica societatis regiae in Anglia, anni 1665. Auctore Henrico Oldenburgio, soc. reg. secr. Anglicè conscripta, & in Latinum versa interprete C.S digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1677Henry Oldenburg died at Charlton.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Henry Oldenburg”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q700422: Henry Oldenburg

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