Emanuel Swedenborg Emanuel Swedenborg
| 1688 | Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 29. |
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| 1699-1709 | Attended Uppsala University. |
| 1710-1715 | First journey abroad, to England and the Continent. |
| 1716 | First publications by Swedenborg in the magazine Daedalus. |
| 1716 | Appointed Assessor in the Royal College of Mines. |
| 1718 | Ennoblement of Swedberg family with name changed to Swedenborg. Assumption by Swedenborg of seat in House of Nobles of Swedish Diet. |
| 1720 | Publication of Swedenborg's first book, a philosophic work titled Principles of Chemistry. |
| 1729-1734 | Writing and publication of his most important philosophical works in three volumes,
titled Philosophical and Mineralogical Works. |
| 1735-1744 | Period of intensive study, writing, and publication on the nature of human existence,
particularly as regards the concept of the soul. |
| 1743-1744 | First transcendent experiences, visions or dreams, in Holland and England. |
| 1745 | "Call" to become a revelator, London, England. |
| 1747 | Resignation from the Swedish Board of Mines to allow time for theological writing. |
| 1747-1758 | Writing and publication of the twelve-volume Arcana Coelestia, Swedenborg's first major theological work. |
| 1759-1761 | Incidents of the Stockholm fire, the Dutch ambassador's receipt, and the Queen's secret illustrating Swedenborg's clairvoyance. |
| 1769-1771 | Heresy trial at Gothenburg, Sweden, involving state church accusations against
Swedenborg's theology. |
| 1771-1772 | Publication of the two-volume True Christian Religion in Amsterdam, Holland, his last major theological work. |
| 1772 | Death in London, England, at age 84, on March 29. |
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