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Dr Ralph Cudworth

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Dr Ralph Cudworth

Birth
Aller, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Death
26 Jun 1688 (aged 70–71)
Burial
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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A son of Dr. Ralph Cudworth, a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, by his wife Mary Machell, he became the leader of the remarkable group known as the Cambridge Platonists, had many published works, and in 1654 was elected Master of Christ's College, Cambridge.

Brother of Gen. James Cudworth (1612-1682).
A son of Dr. Ralph Cudworth, a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, by his wife Mary Machell, he became the leader of the remarkable group known as the Cambridge Platonists, had many published works, and in 1654 was elected Master of Christ's College, Cambridge.

Brother of Gen. James Cudworth (1612-1682).


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