Sir Robert Moray | |
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| Born | 1608 or 1609 birthplace unknown (probably Craigie, Perthshire) |
| Died | 1673 London |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews (disputed) possibly a university in France |
| Known for | persuaded Charles II to grant the Royal Society a royal charter |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry, magnetism, metallurgy, mineralogy, natural history, pharmacology, applied technology (fishing, lumbering, mining, shipbuilding, watermills, windmills) |
Sir Robert Moray (alternative spellings: Murrey, Murray) FRS (1608 or 1609 – 4 July 1673) was a Scottish soldier, statesman, diplomat, judge, spy, and natural philosopher. He was well known to Charles I and Charles II, and to the French cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin. He attended the meeting of the 1660 committee of 12 on 28 November 1660 that led to the formation of the Royal Society, and was influential in gaining its Royal Charter and formulating its statutes and regulations.[1] He was also one of the founders of modern Freemasonry in Great Britain.