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Emanuel Swedenborg
1688 – 1772
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryEmanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic. He became best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell (1758).
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 29, 1688
Stockholm
Date of death
March 29, 1772
London
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupations & fields
physicistphilosophertheologianmathematicianmysticwriter
Notable works
Arcana CœlestiaHeaven and HellTrue Christian ReligionOpera philosophica et mineralis
- Field and occupation
- švédsky filozof, vedec, mystik a teozof
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