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Mar 22, 1615 Youghal, Munster, Ireland Died on 23 Dec 1691 (aged 76)
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About Katherine Jones Viscountess Ranelagh
- Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh (22 March 1615 – 3 December 1691), also known as Lady Ranelagh, was an Irish scientist in seventeenth-century Britain.
- She was also a political and religious philosopher, and a member of many intellectual circles including the Hartlib Circle, the Great Tew Circle, and the Invisible College.
- Her correspondents included Samuel Hartlib, Edward Hyde, William Laud (the Archbishop of Canterbury), Thomas Hyde, and John Milton.
- She was the sister of Robert Boyle and is thought to have been a great influence on his work in chemistry.
- In her own right she was a political and social figure closely connected to the Hartlib Circle.
- Lady Ranelagh held a London salon during the 1650s, much frequented by virtuosi associated with Hartlib.
