| Authorised form of name | Stepney; George (1663 - 1707); poet and diplomat |
| Dates | 1663 - 1707 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Westminster, London, England |
| Date of birth | 1663 |
| Place of death | Paradise Row, Chelsea, London, England |
| Date of death | 15 September 1707 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Westminster Abbey, London, England |
| Occupation | Poet; Diplomat |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge; BA (1686), MA (1689)
Career:
Fellow of Trinity (1689); Secretary to Sir Peter Wyche (FRS 1663) at Hamburg and to James Johnson at Berlin; Envoy to Brandenburg (1695, 1698), to Frankfurt (1697), to Vienna (1702-1705) and to The Hague (1707); friend of Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (FRS 1695); Commissioner of Trade (1697-1707); died of 'the bloody flux'. |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1697 |
| Relationships | Parents: George Stepney, Groom of the Chamber to Charles II, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Bernard Whetstone, Kt, of Woodford, Essex |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn |
| Code | NA4972 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/S2/16 | Letter, from Mr [George] Stepney [to the Royal Society] | nd |
| IM/004392 | Stepney, George | nd |
| LBO/12/31 | Copy letter from Hans Sloane to George Stepney | nd |