1647 in literature
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See also: 1646 in literature, other events of 1647, 1648 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Thomas Hobbes becomes tutor to the future Charles II of England.
New Books
- Les principes de la philosophie (French version of René Descartes' original Latin work)
- Philosophical Poems - Henry More
Births
- April 1 - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, poet
- August 12 - Johann Heinrich Acker, philosophical writer
- November 18 - Pierre Bayle
- exact date unknown - Henry Aldrich, theologian
- exact date unknown - Glückel of Hameln, diarist
Deaths
- January 29 - Francis Meres, anthologist
- May 21 - Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, historian, poet and dramatist