Robert Southwell | |
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![]() Portrait by Godfrey Kneller | |
9th President of the Royal Society | |
In office 1690–1695 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Herbert |
Succeeded by | Charles Montagu |
Personal details | |
Born | County Cork, Ireland | 31 December 1635
Died | 11 September 1702 King's Weston House, Bristol | (aged 66)
Resting place | Henbury |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Dering
(m. 1664; died 1682) |
Children | Edward Southwell Sr. 5 others |
Parents |
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Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA) |
Sir Robert Southwell FRS (31 December 1635 – 11 September 1702) was an Anglo-Irish politician and diplomat. He was Secretary of State for Ireland and President of the Royal Society from 1690.