Henry Oldenburg

German theologian
Person human Q700422
Henry Oldenburg
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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], diplomat[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bremen[2].
  • 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[12].
  • Henry Oldenburg held citizenship in Bremen[13].
  • Henry Oldenburg's professions included editor[6].
  • Henry Oldenburg worked as a philosopher[7].
  • Henry Oldenburg worked as a diplomat[8].
  • Henry Oldenburg worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Henry Oldenburg worked as a writer[10].
  • Henry Oldenburg worked as a secretary[14].
  • Henry Oldenburg held the position of ambassador[15].
  • Henry Oldenburg held the position of secretary of the Royal Society[16].
  • Henry Oldenburg was a member of Royal Society[17].
  • Henry Oldenburg is recorded as male[18].
  • Henry Oldenburg's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Henry Oldenburg's Commons category is recorded as Henry Oldenburg[20].
  • Henry Oldenburg's family name is recorded as Oldenburg[21].
  • Henry Oldenburg's given name is recorded as Henry[22].
  • Henry Oldenburg's work location is recorded as Bremen[23].
  • Henry Oldenburg's work location is recorded as London[24].
  • Henry Oldenburg's described by source is recorded as Hamburg Biographies[25].
  • Henry Oldenburg's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[26].
  • Henry Oldenburg's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Henry Oldenburg's place of birth was Bremen[2]. He was born on 1619[3]. His father was Heinrich Oldenburg[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include editor[6], philosopher[7], diplomat[8], university teacher[9], writer[10], and secretary[14]. Positions held include ambassador[15], a diplomatic rank[28] and secretary of the Royal Society[16].

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 (97 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 16 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[12].

What did Henry Oldenburg do for work?

Henry Oldenburg worked as editor[6], philosopher[7], diplomat[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . 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. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Battle of Welfesholz
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q316604, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 40067
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14585: 40067, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  4. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 662121, 521712
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Parsifal cluster id: 521712, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161414434|Henry de Oldenburg (#161414434)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal pers"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → editor, philosopher, diplomat +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01323275
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Cerl thesaurus id: cnp00403979, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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