A Portrait of Englishman John Wilkins (1614-1672) Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher, astronomer and author of an early system of shorthand writing. He was also a chaplain to distinguished people and married a sister of Oliver Cromwell as well as Bishop of Chester and one of the founders of the Royal Society

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