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Berkeley, George
Died: 1753 AD, at 67 years of age.
Nationality: Irish
Categories: Bishops, Philosophers
1685 - Born on the 12th of March in Dysert Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
1696 - Studied at Kilkenny College.
1700 - He passed from the school at Kilkenny to Trinity College, Dublin.
1707 - Finished MA Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin.
- Wrote the book "Arithmetica", "Miscellanea Mathematica".
1709 - His New Theory of Vision where he applied his new principle.
- Wrote An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision.
1710 - Authored the book Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, Part I.
1712 - Visited to England.
1713 - Wrote Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous.
- In London he published his Dialogues.
- In November he became chaplain to Lord Peterborough.
1715-1720 - Traveled again as tutor to the son of Dr. St. George Ashe.
- Wrote Advice to the Tories Who Have Taken the Oaths.
1721 - Published an Essay towards preventing the Ruin of Great Britain.
- Returned to Ireland as chaplain to the Duke of Grafton.
1722 - Appointed to the deanery of Dromore, holding the offices of Hebrew lecturer and senior proctor at the
university.
1723 - Miss Vanhomrigh, Swift's Vanessa, left him half her property.
1724 - Nominated to the rich deanery of Derry.
- Published "A Proposal For the better Supplying of Churches".
1732 - Wrote Alciphron; or, The Minute Philosopher.
1733 - The Theory of Vision, or Visual Language... Vindicated and Explained.
1734 - The Analyst; or, a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician.
1735 - A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics, Reasons For Not Replying.
1738 - A Discourse Addressed to Magistrates and Men in Authority.
1753 - He died on the 14th of January and was buried in Christ Church, Oxford.
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