More, Henry

More, Henry
More, Henry
Priest and descendant of St. Thomas More (1586-1661)

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  • More, Henry — ▪ British poet and philosopher born 1614, Grantham, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Sept. 1, 1687, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire  English poet and philosopher of religion who was perhaps the best known of the group of thinkers known as the Cambridge… …   Universalium

  • More, Henry — (1614–87)    Philosopher.    More was educated at the University of Cambridge, England, and he remained at Cambridge for the rest of his life. He was a prominent member of the Cambridge Platonist group, which sought to apply the doctrines of neo… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • More, Henry — (1614–1687) English philosopher and theologian, and leading member of the Cambridge Platonists . More was educated at Christ s College, and remained there after his Fellowship was conferred in 1639. He breathed a spirit of Renaissance Christian… …   Philosophy dictionary

  • More, Henry — (1614 1687)    Born into a strong Calvinist family from Grantham, Lincolnshire, he was educated at Eton College School and at Christ s College, Cambridge. He graduated M.A. in 1639, the same year as he was ordained and elected a fellow, then… …   British and Irish poets

  • MORE, HENRY —    a Platonist, born at Grantham, a Fellow of Christ College, Cambridge, and author of a poem Song of the Soul ; he was a mystic who exercised a great influence among the young men of Cambridge (1614 1687) …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • More, Henry — (1614 1687)    Philosopher, b. at Grantham, and ed. at Camb., took orders, but declined all preferment, including two deaneries and a bishopric; and also various appointments in his Univ., choosing rather a quiet life devoted to scholarship and… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Henry VIII of England — Henry VIII redirects here. For other uses, see Henry VIII (disambiguation). Henry VIII …   Wikipedia

  • Henry More — (latinisiert: Henricus Morus, * Oktober 1614 in Grantham, Lincolnshire; † 1. September 1687 in Cambridge) war ein englischer Philosoph und Dichter. Er war Fellow am angesehenen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry More — Henry More. Henry More (12 de octubre de 1614–1 de septiembre de 1687) fue un filósofo inglés de la escuela de Cambridge. Biografía Henry nació en Grantham. Sus padres eran calvinistas, pero él “nunca pudo tragar esa dura doctr …   Wikipedia Español

  • MORE (H.) — MORE HENRY (1614 1687) Ce «platonicien de Cambridge» est un penseur qui intéresse à la fois l’historien des sciences religieuses et ceux de la théosophie, de la philosophie et même de la littérature anglaise. Henry More fut surtout un théosophe… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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