Locke Biography
Name: John Locke
Born: August 29, 1632 (Wrington, UK)
Education: Westminster School, University of Oxford
Occupation: Philosopher
Died: October 28, 1704 (Essex, UK)
Locke's father was a lawyer and a captain during the English Civil War. Because of his father's close ties with the government, John Locke received an amazing education. Both of his parents were Puritans, and therefore, education was very important to their family.
At Oxford, Locke studied logic, metaphysics, and classical languages. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1668, and graduated in 1674 with a bachelor's of medicine. He later met Earl of Shaftsbury and John moved to London and became Shaftsbury's physician. When Shaftsbury made chancellor, Locke became his secretary of presentations. As a result of this, Shaftsbury had a huge impact of Locke and his way of thinking.
Locke later wrote Two Treatises of Government. They explained his view on the natural rights of man and the social contract. He was then forced out of England after an attempt to kill King Charles II, which the government thought he took part in. While he was exiled in Holland, he composed An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His Essay and Two Treatises were published after he returned to England in 1688. John Locke then published A Letter Concerning Toleration, The Reasonableness of Christianity, and Some Thoughts Concerning Education.
John Locke sadly died on October 28, 1704 in Essex, UK where he had been living for the last couple years of his life.
Born: August 29, 1632 (Wrington, UK)
Education: Westminster School, University of Oxford
Occupation: Philosopher
Died: October 28, 1704 (Essex, UK)
Locke's father was a lawyer and a captain during the English Civil War. Because of his father's close ties with the government, John Locke received an amazing education. Both of his parents were Puritans, and therefore, education was very important to their family.
At Oxford, Locke studied logic, metaphysics, and classical languages. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1668, and graduated in 1674 with a bachelor's of medicine. He later met Earl of Shaftsbury and John moved to London and became Shaftsbury's physician. When Shaftsbury made chancellor, Locke became his secretary of presentations. As a result of this, Shaftsbury had a huge impact of Locke and his way of thinking.
Locke later wrote Two Treatises of Government. They explained his view on the natural rights of man and the social contract. He was then forced out of England after an attempt to kill King Charles II, which the government thought he took part in. While he was exiled in Holland, he composed An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His Essay and Two Treatises were published after he returned to England in 1688. John Locke then published A Letter Concerning Toleration, The Reasonableness of Christianity, and Some Thoughts Concerning Education.
John Locke sadly died on October 28, 1704 in Essex, UK where he had been living for the last couple years of his life.