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Walter Charleton

1619-02-02 – 1707-04-24

Portrait of Walter Charleton
Walter Charleton MD (1619-1707), oil on canvas, dimensions: 76.2 x 63.5 cmCredit: Godfrey Kneller

Life & Legacy

Walter Charleton (2 February 1619 – 24 April 1707) was a natural philosopher and English writer.
According to Jon Parkin, he was "the main conduit for the transmission of Epicurean ideas to England".

Occupation & Career

ornithologist, philosopher, physician, naturalist, writer

Education

Magdalen Hall

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Harveian Oration

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Harveian Oration

Organizations & Memberships

Royal College of Physicians, London · Royal Society of London

Education & Institutions

Magdalen Hall

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3084997 — wikidata View source

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