1647 in literature
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See also: 1646 in literature, other events of 1647, 1648 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Thomas Hobbes becomes tutor to the future Charles II of England.
[edit] New books
- Les principes de la philosophie (French version of René Descartes' original Latin work)
- Philosophical Poems - Henry More
[edit] Births
- April 1 - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, poet (died 1680)
- August 12 - Johann Heinrich Acker, philosophical writer (died 1719)
- November 18 - Pierre Bayle (died 1706)
- date unknown - Henry Aldrich, theologian (died 1714)
- date unknown - Glückel of Hameln, diarist (died 1727)
[edit] Deaths
- January 29 - Francis Meres, anthologist (born 1565)
- May 21 - Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, historian, poet and dramatist (born 1581)
