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Emanuel Swedenborg

SWEE-dun-borg
Metaphysics

Swedish scientist, philosopher and Christian mystic (1688 to 1772). After a career as a mining engineer, mathematician and anatomist, he underwent a spiritual crisis around 1744 and turned to theological writing, producing works such as Heaven and Hell (1758) that reinterpret scripture through a doctrine of correspondence between the natural and spiritual worlds. Ralph Waldo Emerson devoted a chapter of Representative Men (1850), Swedenborg; or, the Mystic, to him.

Facts
Birth Year
1688 1
Birth Date
1688-01-29 2
Notable Publication
Heaven and Hell (De Caelo et Inferno, 1758) 2
Death Date
1772-03-29 2
Tradition
Christian mysticism and correspondence theology; forerunner of Swedenborgianism (the New Church) 2
Classification
Nationality
Sweden 1
Emanuel Swedenborg
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Heaven and Hell

Emanuel Swedenborg
Connections

In Branch

Metaphysics, Branches of Philosophy

Correspondence theology is a metaphysical claim about the relation between the natural and spiritual worlds.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

In Tradition

Christian Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Emanuel Swedenborg

Influenced

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosophers

Emerson devoted a chapter of Representative Men (1850) to Swedenborg, naming him one of his six representative men of the mind.

Source Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative Men (1850)

Works Attributed

Heaven and Hell, Works
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
In the Other Atlases

Same As

Emanuel Swedenborg

Also in Divinity Atlas: the same subject.

Nationality

Sweden

Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Originated In

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia: Emanuel SwedenborgLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Emanuel Swedenborg (; Swedish: [ɛˈmɑ̂ːnʉɛl ˈsvêːdɛnˌbɔrj] ; born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January 1688 – 29 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Emanuel Swedenborg
Wikipedia
  • lead sentence, birth date
    born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January 1688 - 29 March 1772
  • Lead section
    was a Swedish polymath
  • Lead, opening sentence
    Emanuel Swedenborg (; Swedish: [ɛˈmɑ̂ːnʉɛl ˈsvêːdɛnˌbɔrj] ; born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January 1688-29 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
  • In Tradition: Christian Philosophy, Lead
    29 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
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2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
  • entry: Emanuel Swedenborg
  • In Category: Philosophers
  • In Branch: Metaphysics
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative Men (1850)
Influenced: Ralph Waldo Emerson, chapter: Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
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