| Authorised form of name | Lodwick; Francis (1619 - 1694); linguistic scholar |
| Other forms of surname | Lodwik |
| Lodowick |
| Lodowyck |
| Lodewyx |
| Dates | 1619 - 1694 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | c. August 1619 |
| Date of death | c. January 1694 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
Dutch Church, London, England, Europe (8 August 1619)
Burial:
St Mary Abchurch, London, England, Europe (5 January 1694) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Research field | Linguistics |
| Activity | Career:
Traded abroad in cloth and books; 'informant' of Samuel Hartlib; invented a universal language, phonetic alphabet and Dutch shorthand |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1681 |
| Age at election | 62 |
| Proposer | John Houghton |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council 1686-1687, 1689-1690-1693
Committees/panels:
Committee to audit the Treasurers' accounts (1687; 1690) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Correspondent regarding linguistics and the idea of a universal language (1680s);
Had a paper on universal alphabet partly published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1686) |
| Relationships | Parents: Waldrave Lodwick and Judith Roussel
Married: Mary de le Bo |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: R81218
RCN: 50978 |
| OtherInfo | With the project to construct a philosophical language, Lodwick was amongst men such as Robert Hooke (FRS 1663), a close friend of his, as well as John Ray (FRS 1667), and Thomas Pigott (FRS 1679), who all strived to complete work started by John Wilkins (FRS 1660). It is also possible that Lodwick was acquainted with the writer Daniel Defoe. In total, Lodwick published three works on the topic of linguistics. His name was used for a time by Esperanto creator L L Zamenhof. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (MP); Hunter; ODNB
References:
Lewis, R. 2002. 'The publication of John Wilkins's Essay (1668): some contextual considerations', in Notes and Records, vol. 56, pp. 133-146
Notes:
Baptism information from DNB. On Printed Lists for 1692 and not after. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/29861558 |
| Code | NA7801 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/P1/58 | Letter, from Andrew Paschall to Francis Lodwick | 30 September 1681 |
| MS/390/4 | Bond of Francis Lodwick to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 10 January 1682 |
| CLP/16/5 | Paper, regarding a universal alphabet and primes by Francis Lodwick | [1685-1686] |
| CLP/16/4 | Paper, 'A designe towards an universall alfabet' by Francis Lodwick | [1685-1686] |
| EL/P1/60 | Letter, from Andrew Paschell to Francis Ludwik | 9 August 1682 |