Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher and mystic. His 1734 work Opus Philosophicum et Minerale anticipated aspects of modern geology and metallurgy; its section on ore classification influenced the French Academy’s History of Arts and Crafts. Swedenborg produced theological texts categorized into doctrine, scriptural exegesis, metaphysical argumentation and ecstatic revelation. He claimed visions … Read more