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Constantijn Huygens |
March 28, 1687 |
friend and colleague |
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Cornelis Isaaks 's Gravesande |
December 5, 1691 |
neighbor who helped him learn anatomy and dissection techniques |
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Henry Oldenburg |
September 5, 1677 |
first editor, translator, and publisher; founding member of the Royal Society |
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Jacob Spoors |
January 22, 1677 |
older friend who furthered his interests in geometry and mathematics |
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Reinier de Graaf |
August 30, 1673 |
mentor who wrote the cover letter to his first letter to the Royal Society |
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Robert Hooke |
March 3, 1703 |
most important supporter |
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William Davidson |
January 1, 1689 |
master in the linen trade during his apprenticeship in Amsterdam |
