| Authorised form of name | Wyche; Sir; Peter (1628 - 1699); diplomat and translator |
| Dates | 1628 - 1699 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 1628 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
St Dunstan-in-the-East, London, England, Europe (9 February 1628) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Activity | Education:
Exeter Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1643); Queens' College, Cambridge (BA 1645); Trinity Hall, Cambridge (MA 1648); Incorporated at Oxford (1663); Inner Temple (admitted 1649)
Career:
Travelled abroad (1650s); Paymaster-General to English forces in Portugal (1660-1662); published translation from Portugese of 'The Life of Dom John de Castro, Fourth Viceroy of India' (1663); Volunteer aboard fleet (1666); Envoy-extraordinary to Russia (1669); Secretary to the Earl of Peterborough's embassy to France (1673); Resident Ambassador at Hamburg (1678-1682); Special embassy to Denmark (1679); published 'The World Geographically Describ'd in Fifty-Two Copper Plates (1687)
Honours:
Kt 1660
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Proposer | Daniel Colwall |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council (1663-1664; 1671)
Committee and panels:
Mechanical Commitee (1664) ; Committee for Correspondence (1664) ; Chairman of the Committee appointed to consider the improvement of the English tongue (1664) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Admitted 2 April 1662; While in Portugal, acted as a correspondent to the Society, in particular regarding astronomical observations (1667); Through the Society, published his translation of 'A Short Relation of the River Nile' from Portuguese (1668) |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir Peter Wyche and Jane Meredith
Siblings: Sir Cyril Wyche (FRS 1663)
Married: Isabella Bolles
Children: approx. seven overall, incl. John Wyche; Bernard Wyche; Peter Wyche; George Wyche |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: 49947 |
| OtherInfo | Wyche was a successful diplomat and during his posts in Europe, he was actively involved in foreign affairs and conflict of the time. While at Hamburg, there was a threat to Hamburg's sovereignity from Denmark and Celle throughout which Wyche tried to maintain the English trading interests. He and Gabriel Sylbius (James II's ambassador to Denmark) are partially credited with negotiating a settlement after the Danish Siege of Hamburg in 1686. During the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he supported King James, which subsequently resulted in him giving up his diplomatic duties and living out the rest of his life in obscurity. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (Father's entry); Venn; Foster; ODNB
Notes: The election date is Wyche's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 2 April 1662. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/100337396 |
| Code | NA7339 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/1/50 | Power of Attorney of Sir Peter Wyche | 8 November 1678 |
| RBO/4/30 | Observations of Moscovy by Sir Peter Wyche | 1670 |
| MS/390/29 | Bond of Sir Peter Wyche to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 30 November 1674 |
| CLP/8i/19/2 | Table, astronomical observations by Sir Peter Wyche | 1667 |
| CLP/8i/19/5 | Table, astronomical observations by Sir Peter Wyche | 1667 |
| CLP/8i/19/4 | Table, astronomical observations by Sir Peter Wyche | 1667 |
| CLP/8i/19/3 | Table, astronomical observations by Sir Peter Wyche | 1667 |
| CLP/8i/19/6 | Table, astronomical observations by Sir Peter Wyche | 1667 |
| CLP/10iii/15 | Paper, regarding preservation of grain in Moscovy by Peter Wyche | [1670] |
| DM/5/12A | Note on an order of the Council relating to the payment of arrears at Michaelmas 1673 | 5 January 1673 |
| EL/I1/151 | Letter, from Henry Jacob to Peter Wyche, dated at Lisbon | 14 February 1667 |
| CLP/8i/19/1 | Paper, 'Calculatio eclipsis lunae quae contigit anno 1664 6 Augusti' [Calculating the eclipse of the moon of 6 August 1664] by Sir Peter Wyche | 1667 |
| CLP/8i/19 | Paper, 'Calculatio eclipsis lunae quae contigit anno 1664 6 Augusti' [Calculating the eclipse of the moon of 6 August 1664] by Sir Peter Wyche | 1667 |