Constantijn huygens john donne biography summary

Today, a tale of two Huygens and John Donne. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. C hristiaan Huygens is well known to anyone who has studied physics. But few people know about his father, Constantijn Huygens. Father and son together take us all the way from the Elizabethan Age to modern physics.

Constantijn huygens john donne biography summary: Huygens' extraordinary gifts as a linguist

The father was born in Holland in He was wonderfully favored with intelligence and physical grace -- a linguist, athlete, writer, musician and composer. At twenty-two Constantijn Huygens began a high-profile international life. He studied at Oxford and Cambridge. He played the lute for the same King James who authorized the Bible translation.

King James eventually knighted him. He joined diplomatic missions.