Philalethes (

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: φιλαλήθης, philaléthēs, pronounced ilalétɛːs was an Ancient Greek name, also often adopted in pseudonyms (based on its literal translation, "lover of truth"). It may apply to: * ''Philalethes'', book by Severus of Antioch * Alazonomastix Philalethes, pseudonym of

Henry More Henry More (; 12 October 1614 – 1 September 1687) was an English philosopher of the Cambridge Platonist school. Biography Henry was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire on 12 October 1614. He was the seventh son of Alexander More, mayor of Gran ...

Alexander Philalethes Alexander Philalethes (ancient Greek, Gr. ) was an Ancient Greek medicine, ancient Greek physician, whom Priscian called Alexander Amator Veri (Alexander Truth-Lover),Priscian, iv. p. 102, d. and who was probably the same person quoted by Caelius A ...

* Demosthenes Philalethes * Eirenaeus Philalethes, alchemical writer, now usually identified with George Starkey * Eugenius Philalethes, alchemical writer, now usually identified with

Thomas Vaughan (philosopher) Thomas Vaughan (17 April 1621 − 27 February 1666) was a Welsh clergyman, philosopher, and alchemist, who wrote in English. He is now remembered for his work in the field of natural magic. He also published under the pseudonym Eugenius Philale ...

* Irenaeus Philalethes, pseudonym of Lewis Du Moulin * Philalethes Cantabrigiensis, pseudonym of

James Jurin James Jurin FRS FRCP (baptised 15 December 168429 March 1750) was an English scientist and physician, particularly remembered for his early work in capillary action and in the epidemiology of smallpox vaccination. He was a staunch proponent o ...

* Philalethes, pen-name of

William Hazlitt William Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English lan ...

* Philalethes, pseudonym of John of Saxony as translator of Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' * Philalethes, pen-name of Henry Portsmouth, author of an index to

William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...

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