Theodore Haak ( 1605 - 1690 )

Birth: Neuhausen, near Worms, Germany, Europe (25 July 1605) Death: Bartlett Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, England, Europe (5 May 1690) Burial: St Andrew's, Holborn, London, England, Europe (8 May 1690) Education: Gloucester Hall, Oxford (matriculated c.1629); University of Leiden (matriculated 1638) Career: Ordained deacon; procured benevolence money from several English dioceses for Germans during the Wars of Religion; translated 'Dutch annotations' on the Bible for the Westminster Assembly of Divines; acted as intelligence agent and translator for the Council of State Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposer: Viscount Brouncker (FRS 1661) Council 1678-1679 Committee appointments include: Committee for Correspondence (1664) Committee for Auditing the Treasurer's Accounts (1673) Other RSActivity: Translated an Italian work on dyeing at the Society's request (1662).