Sir Isaac Newton, Biblical Prophecy, and the Founding of Lunenburg

In the 1980s, two books by Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727) and a third by the natural philosopher Samuel Clarke (1675–1729), which related to Newton’s writings, were found listed in the 1809 estate inventory of Lunenburg German merchant Casper Wollenhaupt. Set against the backdrop of the founding of Lunenburg and the revolutionary consciousness of the Romantic Era, this essay examines the reading habits of the Lunenburg-German merchant Casper Wollenhaupt to reveal insights into his character and personal life by examining the themes and subject matter of the books in his library, highlighted by the exceptional presence of writings by Sir Isaac Newton on biblical prophecy.