George Stepney

George Stepney (1663-1707)

George Stepney (* 1663 in Westminster , † September 15, 1707 in Chelsea , London ) was an English diplomat and poet.

Life

George Stepney's son attended Westminster School from 1676 and Trinity College in Cambridge from 1682 , where he taught from 1687.

With the help of his friend Charles Montagu , he entered the diplomatic service and was ambassador to Brandenburg in 1692 . He was in correspondence with his friend Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz . In 1702 he was sent to Vienna. After Prince Eugene of Savoy had demanded his withdrawal in 1705, he went to The Hague in 1706 , where he returned to London the following year ill.

In November 1697 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society . In 1693 he translated the eighth satire by Juvenal .

Individual evidence

↑ Stepney, George . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 25 : Shuválov - Subliminal Self . London 1911, p. 889 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
^ The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland . Volume 4, p. 72

personal data
SURNAME	Stepney, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English diplomat and poet
DATE OF BIRTH	1663
PLACE OF BIRTH	Westminster
DATE OF DEATH	September 15, 1707
Place of death	Chelsea , London

[1] Stepney, George . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 25 : Shuválov - Subliminal Self . London 1911, p. 889 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).

[2] The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland . Volume 4, p. 72