Peter Wyche ( 1628 - 1699 )

Birth: London, England, Europe (1628) Baptism: St Dunstan-in-the-East, London, England, Europe (9 February 1628) Death: c.1699 Occupation: Diplomat Education: Exeter Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1643); Queens' College, Cambridge (BA 1645); Trinity Hall, Cambridge (MA 1648); Incorporated at Oxford (1663); Inner Temple (admitted 1649) Career: Travelled abroad (1650s); Paymaster-General to English forces in Portugal (1660-1662); published translation from Portugese of 'The Life of Dom John de Castro, Fourth Viceroy of India' (1663); Volunteer aboard fleet (1666); Envoy-extraordinary to Russia (1669); Secretary to the Earl of Peterborough's embassy to France (1673); Resident Ambassador at Hamburg (1678-1682); Special embassy to Denmark (1679); published 'The World Geographically Describ'd in Fifty-Two Copper Plates (1687) Honours: Kt 1660 Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposers: Daniel Colwall (26 March 1662) Admitted 2 April 1662 Council (1663-1664; 1671) Committee appointments include: Mechanical Commitee (1664) Committee for Correspondence (1664) Chairman of the Committee appointed to consider the improvement of the English tongue (1664) Other RSActivity: While in Portugal, acted as a correspondent to the Society, in particular regaring astronomical observations (1667).