| Authorised form of name | Curtius; Sir; William (c1599 - 1678); diplomat |
| Other forms of name | Wilhelm |
| Dates | c1599 - 1678 |
| Nationality | German |
| British |
| Date of birth | c. 1599 |
| Date of death | 23 January 1678 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Activity | Career:
English Resident in Sweden and Germany; secretary to archduke Frederick V of the Palatinate
Honours:
Bt 1652
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/10/1667 |
| Proposer | William Brereton |
| Other Royal Society activity | Acted as a correspondent to the Society and submitted some papers (1660s); Credited with promoting the Society's work amongst European nobility (1668) |
| Relationships | Children: Sir Charles William Curtius, 2nd Baronet |
| OtherInfo | Curtius was an active diplomat during the Thirty Year War in Europe and return to his work as a diplomat for England during the king's exile. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Burke EDB; Hunter; Hessische Biografie
Notes:
Some sources have 14 May 1598 in Bensheim as a date and place of birth, and Frankfurt am Main as place of death. In some sources, Curtius is married twice, 1) Katharina Fabricius (von Gressenich) and 2) Anna Sibylla von Stalburg. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/303990902 |
| Code | NA966 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/001024 | Curtius, Sir William | nd |
| NLB/7/1008 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to C[?] A Trevett Green, Public Record Office | 14 June 1893 |
| EL/C1/34 | Letter, from William Curtius to the Royal Society, dated at Umbstadii [Umbstadt] | 5 June 1668 |
| EL/C1/33 | Translated extract of a letter, from William Curtius to Theodore Haak | 30 August 1667 |
| EL/C1/35 | Letter, from William Curtius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Umbstradi [Umbstadt] | 2 December 1668 |
| EL/C1/37 | Letter, from William Curtius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Umbstradi [Umbstadt] | 9 January 1669 |
| EL/C1/36 | Letter, from William Curtius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Umbstradi [Umbstadt] | 19 December 1668 |
| EL/C1/38 | Letter, from William Curtius to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Umbstradi [Umbstadt] | 13 March 1669 |
| EL/O1/69 | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to William Curtius, dated at London | 13 July 1668 |
| RBO/3/59 | 'An Account Of Mastick made by Ants Written by Sir William Curtius in a Letter to Mr Haak' | 30 August 1667 |