Emmanuel Swedenborg
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Summary
Emmanuel Swedenborg was born on January 29, 1688[1], in Stockholm[2]. He died on March 29, 1772[3], in London[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], philosopher[6], theologian[7], mathematician[8], and mystic[9]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,537 views/month, #6,217 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Jakob and Johannes parish[11]
- Date of birth: January 29, 1688[12]
- Place of burial: Uppsala Cathedral[13]
- Father: Jesper Swedberg[14]
- Country of citizenship: Sweden[15]
- Occupation: writer[16], scientist[17], inventor[18], poet[19]
- Field of work: Theosophy[20], natural science[21], philosophy[22], mysticism[23], science[24], discoveries and inventions[25], literature[26]
- Employer: Uppsala University[27]
- Educated at: Uppsala University[28]
- Notable work: Arcana Cœlestia[29], Heaven and Hell[30], True Christian Religion[31], Opera philosophica et mineralis[32]
- Member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[33]
- Religion or worldview: Christian[34]
- Sex or gender: male[35]
- Family: Swedenborg[36]
- Commons category: Emanuel Swedenborg[37]
- Cause of death: stroke[38]
- Family name: Swedenborg[39]
- Given name: Emanuel[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Emanuel Swedenborg[41]
- Commons gallery: Emanuel Swedenborg[42]
- Described at URL: https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/emanuel-swedenborg-collection[43]
- Medical condition: epilepsy[44]
- Manner of death: natural causes[45]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Emmanuel Swedenborg include Swedenborgian Church[46] and 3947 Swedenborg[47].
Why It Matters
Emmanuel Swedenborg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
He has been cited as an influence by William Blake[50], a painter[51], 1757–1827[52], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[53], specialised in poetry[54]; Ralph Waldo Emerson[55], a philosopher[56], 1803–1882[57], of United States[58], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[59], specialised in philosophy[60]; Charles Baudelaire[61], a poet[62], 1821–1867[63], of France[64], awarded the Concours général[65], specialised in poetry[66]; William Butler Yeats[67], a poet[68], 1865–1939[69], of Irish Free State[70], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[71], specialised in fiction[72]; Eliphas Levi[73], an occultist[74], 1810–1875[75], of France[76], specialised in occultism[77]; and Czesław Miłosz[78], a poet[79], 1911–2004[80], of Poland[81], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[82], specialised in fiction[83].
Works attributed to him include Heaven and Hell[84] and Arcana Cœlestia[85]. Entities named for him include Swedenborgian Church[46] and 3947 Swedenborg[47].
FAQs
Where was Emmanuel Swedenborg born?
Emmanuel Swedenborg's place of birth was Stockholm[2].
Where did Emmanuel Swedenborg die?
Emmanuel Swedenborg died in London[4].
Who were Emmanuel Swedenborg's parents?
Emmanuel Swedenborg's father was Jesper Swedberg[14].
What did Emmanuel Swedenborg do for work?
Emmanuel Swedenborg worked as a physicist[5], philosopher[6], theologian[7], mathematician[8], and mystic[9].
Where did Emmanuel Swedenborg go to school?
Emmanuel Swedenborg was educated at Uppsala University[28].
Who did Emmanuel Swedenborg influence?
Emmanuel Swedenborg has been cited as an influence by William Blake[50], Ralph Waldo Emerson[55], Charles Baudelaire[61], and William Butler Yeats[67].