Peter Heylyn | |
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 Peter Heylyn | |
| Born | 29 November 1599 Burford, Oxfordshire |
| Died | 8 May 1662 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Peter Heylin |
| Occupation(s) | ecclesiastic and author |
Peter Heylyn or Heylin (29 November 1599 – 8 May 1662) was an English ecclesiastic and author of many polemical, historical, political and theological tracts. He incorporated his political concepts into his geographical books Microcosmus in 1621 and Cosmographie (1657).[1]
- ^ Robert Mayhew, Geography is twinned with divinity; Geographical Review, Vol 90, No 1, January 2000.