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Field	Information
Full Name	Robert Hooke
Date of Birth	18 July 1635
Place of Birth	Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England
Date of Death	03 March 1703
Place of Death	London, England
Citizenship / Country of Residence	English / England
Education	Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford
Profession	Natural philosopher, architect, polymath, astronomer, inventor
Years of Activity	Circa 1660s - 1703
Brief Information	Robert Hooke was an English natural philosopher and polymath who made contributions to various fields, including biology, physics, and architecture. He is known for his law of elasticity (Hooke's Law), his work on microscopy leading to the coining of the term "cell," and his role as Curator of Experiments for the Royal Society. His book *Micrographia* (1665) presented detailed microscopic observations, significantly influencing scientific understanding.