Ralph Cudworth
Ralph Cudworth | |
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| 11th Regius Professor of Hebrew, University of Cambridge | |
| In office 1645–1688 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Metcalfe |
| Succeeded by | Wolfram Stubbe |
| 14th Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge | |
| In office 1654–1688 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Bolton |
| Succeeded by | John Covel |
| 26th Master of Clare Hall, Cambridge | |
| In office 1645 (1650) – 1654 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Paske |
| Succeeded by | Theophilus Dillingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1617 Aller, Somerset, England |
| Died | 26 June 1688 (aged 70–71) |
| Spouse |
Damaris Cradock Andrewes
(m. 1654) |
| Children | 4, including Damaris Cudworth Masham |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | James Cudworth (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge:
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| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
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Offices held | Vicar, Gt Wilbraham (1656) Rector, N. Cadbury (1650–6) Rector, Toft (1656–62) Rector, Ashwell (1662–88) Prebendary, Gloucester (1678) |
Ralph Cudworth FRS (/reɪf ˈkʌdwɜːrθ/; 1617 – 26 June 1688) was an English Anglican clergyman, Christian Hebraist, classicist, theologian and philosopher, and a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists who became 11th Regius Professor of Hebrew (1645–1688), 26th Master of Clare Hall (1645–1654), and 14th Master of Christ's College (1654–1688). A leading opponent of Hobbes's political and philosophical views, his magnum opus was his The True Intellectual System of the Universe (1678).