Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
scientist linguist |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Royal_Society
|
| gptkbp:born |
1614
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Mary_Wilkins
gptkb:John_Wilkins_Jr. gptkb:Elizabeth_Wilkins Frances_Wilkins Anne_Wilkins |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Scientific method
Natural philosophy Universal language Philosophical language |
| gptkbp:died |
1672
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Magdalen_Hall,_Oxford
|
| gptkbp:field |
philosophy
science linguistics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir John Wilkins
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Philosophy of language
Modern linguistics Scientific classification |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Isaac_Newton |
| gptkbp:inventor |
Wilkins' classification of animals
Wilkins' classification of plants Wilkins' language system |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
writing_'An_Essay_towards_a_Real_Character_and_a_Philosophical_Language'
founding_the_Royal_Society |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on later philosophers
Influence on linguists Influence on scientists Influence_on_the_Royal_Society |
| gptkbp:nationality |
English
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
clergyman
|
| gptkbp:positionHeld |
gptkb:Chaplain_to_Charles_II
Vicar of St. Lawrence Jewry Warden_of_Wadham_College,_Oxford |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Frances_Wilkins
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Mercury;_or,_The_Secret_and_Swift_Messenger
Mathematical Magick An Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language The_Discovery_of_a_New_World |