![]() ![]() He was one of the founders of the new natural theology compatible with the science of the time. His personal qualities were brought out, and obvious to his contemporaries, in reducing political tension in Interregnum Oxford, in founding the Royal Society on non-partisan lines, and in efforts to reach out to religious nonconformists. He was a polymath, although not one of the most important scientific innovators of the period. Wilkins is one of the few persons to have headed a college at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He was Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death. John Wilkins, FRS (14 February 1614–19 November 1672) was an Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. ![]()
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