| Authorised form of name | Curtius; Sir; William (c1599 - 1678); diplomat |
| Other forms of name | Wilhelm |
| Surname | Curtius |
| Forenames | William |
| 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 |
| General context | 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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| Sources | 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 |
| Royal Society code | NA966 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EL/C1/36 | William Curtius, dated at Umbstradi to Henry Oldenburg | 19 December 1668 |
| EL/C1/37 | William Curtius, dated at Umbstradi, to Henry Oldenburg | 9 January 1669 |
| EL/C1/33 | Partial translation of a letter from William Curtius to Theodore Haak | 30 August 1667 |
| EL/C1/38 | William Curtius, dated at Umbstradi, to Henry Oldenburg | 13 March 1669 |
| EL/C1/34 | William Curtius, dated at Umbstradi, to the Royal Society | 5 June 1668 |
| EL/O1/69 | Henry Oldenburg, dated at London, to William Curtius | 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 |
| 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/C1/35 | William Curtius, dated at Umbstradi, to Henry Oldenburg | 2 December 1668 |