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Kenelm Digby

Kenelm DigbyBorn: 11-Jul-1603
Birthplace: Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 11-Jun-1665
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist, Philosopher

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Founding member of the Royal Society

Father: Everard Digby (d. 1606 executed due to Gunpowder Plot)
Wife: Venetia Stanley (dau. of Sir Edward Stanley, m. 1625, d. 1633)

    University: Gloucester Hall, Oxford University (1618-20, dropped out)
    Scholar: Gresham College (1633-)

    Royal Society 1663
    Duel: Swords Mont le Ros, France (1642)

Author of books:
A Conference with a Lady about choice of a Religion (1635)
Of the Nature of Bodies (1644)
Of the Nature of Mans Soule (1644)


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