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Emanuel Swedenborg

Emanuel Swedenborg
Portrait of Swedenborg by Carl Frederik von Breda.
Portrait of Swedenborg by Carl Frederik von Breda.
BornEmanuel Swedberg
(1688-01-29)29 January 1688
Stockholm, Sweden
Died29 March 1772(1772-03-29) (aged 84)
London, England, Great Britain
Occupation
EducationUppsala University
Period18th century
Notable works

Emanuel Swedenborg (/ˈswiːdənˌbɔːrɡ/;[1] audio speaker iconSwedish 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.

  1. ↑ "Swedenborg". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  2. ↑ 29 January 9 Old Style 8 February New Style
  3. ↑ Cooper, Glen M. (2014). Swedenborg, Emanuel. Bibcode:2014bea..book.2110C. Retrieved 9 September 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) and the Encyclopedia of Religion (1987), which starts its article with the description that he was a "Swedish scientist and mystic." Others have not used the term, e.g. Williams-Hogan, Jane (2005) in Encyclopedia of Religion Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Swedenborg, E. Heaven and its Wonders and Hell. From Things Heard and Seen (Swedenborg Foundation, 1946)". Swedenborgdigitallibrary.org. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  5. ↑ Bergquist, Preface (p. 15–16)

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