Robert Moray
| Sir Robert Moray | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1608 or 1609 birthplace unknown (probably Craigie, Perthshire) |
| Died | 1673 Lunnon |
| Residence | Scotland, France, Ingland, Bavarir, Netherlands, Flanders |
| Ceetizenship | Scotland |
| Naitionality | Scots |
| Fields | chemistry, magnetism, metallurgy, meeneralogy, naitural history, pharmacology, applee'd technology (fishin, lummerin, minin, shipbiggin, watermills, windmills) |
| Alma mater | Varsity o St Andras (disputit) possibly a varsity in Fraunce |
| Kent for | persuadit Charles II tae grant the Ryal Society a ryal chairter |
| Influences | Cebes, Constantijn Huygens |
| Influenced | Alexander Bruce, James Gregory, Christiaan Huygens, Thomas Vaughan |
| Notes | |
|
fluent in French, German, Dutch an Italian, Moray conductit a vast correspondence wi the scienteefic commonty ootthrou wastren Europe an North Americae; eften resolvin disputes wi his diplomatic skills
|
|
Sir Robert Moray (alternative spellins: Murrey, Murray) (1608 or 1609 – 4 Julie 1673) wis a Scots sodger, statesman, diplomat, juidge, spy, freemason an naitural filosofer.
Categeries:
- 1609 births
- 1673 daiths
- Alumni o the Varsity o St Andras
- Covenanters
- Foonder Fellaes o the Ryal Society
- Scots Freemasons
- French spies
- 17t-century Scots fowk
- Garde Écossaise officers
- 17t-century scientists
- Filosofers o science
- Scots spies
- Scots diplomats
- Scots chemists
- Metallurgists
- Senators o the College o Juistice
- Members o the Privy Cooncil o Scotland
- Fowk frae Perth an Kinross
- Buirials at Wastmeenster Aibey
- Commissioners o the Thesaury o Scotland
- Lairds Juistice Clark
- 17t-century juidges
- 17t-century sodgers
- 17t-century spies
