Emanuel Swedenborg | |
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Portrait of Swedenborg by Carl Frederik von Breda. | |
Born | Emanuel Swedberg 29 January 1688 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 29 March 1772 London, England, Great Britain | (aged 84)
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Education | Uppsala University |
Period | 18th century |
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Emanuel Swedenborg (/ˈswiːdənˌbɔːrɡ/;[1] Swedish pronunciation (help·info); born Emanuel Swedberg on 29 January 1688;[2] died 29 March 1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic.[3] He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell (1758).[4][5] He was the father of mineralogy and physiology of brain.
His writings inspired Swedenborgianism.