Henry Oldenburg

German theologian
Person human Q700422
Henry Oldenburg
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Henry Oldenburg

Summary

Henry Oldenburg is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bremen[2]. He was born on 1619[3]. He died in Charlton[4]. He died on September 5, 1677[5]. He worked as an editor[6], philosopher[7], and diplomat[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bremen[2], Henry Oldenburg…
  • Henry Oldenburg passed away in Charlton[4].
  • Henry Oldenburg was born on 1619[3].
  • Henry Oldenburg died on September 5, 1677[5].
  • Henry Oldenburg's father was Heinrich Oldenburg[10].
  • Henry Oldenburg held citizenship in Bremen[11].
  • Henry Oldenburg's professions included editor[6].
  • Henry Oldenburg worked as a philosopher[7].
  • Henry Oldenburg worked as a diplomat[8].
  • Henry Oldenburg held the position of ambassador[12].
  • Henry Oldenburg held the position of secretary of the Royal Society[13].
  • Henry Oldenburg was a member of Royal Society[14].
  • Henry Oldenburg is recorded as male[15].
  • Henry Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Henry Oldenburg's Commons category is recorded as Henry Oldenburg[17].
  • Henry Oldenburg's family name is recorded as Oldenburg[18].
  • Henry Oldenburg's given name is recorded as Henry[19].
  • Henry Oldenburg's work location is recorded as Bremen[20].
  • Henry Oldenburg's work location is recorded as London[21].
  • Henry Oldenburg's described by source is recorded as Hamburg Biographies[22].
  • Henry Oldenburg's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • Henry Oldenburg's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Henry Oldenburg's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Henry Oldenburg'}[25].
  • Henry Oldenburg's place of detention is recorded as Tower of London[26].
  • Henry Oldenburg's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Henry Oldenburg's place of birth was Bremen[2]. He was born on 1619[3]. His father was Heinrich Oldenburg[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include editor[6], philosopher[7], and diplomat[8]. Positions held include ambassador[12], a diplomatic rank[28] and secretary of the Royal Society[13].

Death and Burial

Henry Oldenburg died on September 5, 1677[5]. He died in Charlton[4].

Why It Matters

Henry Oldenburg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Henry Oldenburg born?

Henry Oldenburg was born in Bremen[2].

Where did Henry Oldenburg die?

Henry Oldenburg passed away in Charlton[4].

Who were Henry Oldenburg's parents?

Henry Oldenburg's father was Heinrich Oldenburg[10].

What did Henry Oldenburg do for work?

Henry Oldenburg worked as editor[6], philosopher[7], and diplomat[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation editor, philosopher, diplomat
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00403979
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00403979, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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