Friedrich Leibniz
| Friedrich Leibniz | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1597 Altenburg |
| Died |
1652 Leipzig |
| Fields | Moral philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Leipzig |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig (M.A., 1622) |
| Notable students | Jakob Thomasius |
| Spouse | First unnamed wife, second unnamed wife, Catharina Schmuck |
Friedrich Leibniz (or Leibnütz; 1597–1652)[1] was a Lutheran[1][2] lawyer and a notary, registrar and professor of moral philosophy within Leipzig University.[1][3][4][5] He was the father of Gottfried Leibniz.
Biography
Leibniz was born in Altenburg, the son of Ambrosious Leibniz, a civil servant, and a Leipzig noblewoman named Anna Deuerlin.[3]
He completed his master's degree at the University of Leipzig during 1622 and became an actuary in administration at the University.[1] His first marriage in 1625 produced a son, Johann Friedrich, and a daughter, Anna Rosina. He was elected to the chair in moral philosophy at Leipzig in 1640. A childless marriage to a second wife ended with her death 1643.[3][6] A subsequent 1644 marriage to Catharina Schmuck, a daughter of a well known lawyer (or professor of law[5]) produced a son, the polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.[3]
| “ | On Sunday 21 June [NS: 1 July] 1646, my son Gottfried Wilhelm is born into the world a quarter after six in the evening, in Aquarius.[7][8] | ” |
During 1646 Leibniz was vice chairman of the faculty of philosophy and also was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Leipzig, in addition to employment as actuary.[3] He possessed a collection of books of ancient source.[5] He died in Leipzig.
| “ | ... a competent though not original scholar, who devoted his time to his offices and to his family as a pious, Christian father.[9] | ” |
Leibniz is notable because his mathematical "descendants," which include Carl Friedrich Gauss, number more than 119,000.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Brandon C. Look. The Continuum Companion to Leibniz. - Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011. ISBN 0826429750. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Brandon C. Look. (2007). Leibniz. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 2012-02-09
- 1 2 3 4 5 Gregory Brown (Professor at University of Houston). Friedrich Leibniz. Leibniz Society of North America. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ See references of Heinrich Schepers and Ronald Calinger; in Richard S. Westfall, The Galileo Project, Rice University. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- 1 2 3 Ariew, Roger. G. W. Leibniz, life and works. Cambridge Collections Online. In: Nicholas Jolley, The Cambridge companion to Leibniz. Cambridge University Press, 1995. doi:10.1017/CCOL0521365880.002. ISBN 0-521-36769-7. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Mitchel T. Keller et al. North Dakota State University. 58108-6050. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ It is possible that the words "in Aquarius" refer to the Moon – the Sun in Cancer; Sagittarius rising (Ascendant). See Astro-Databank chart of Gottfried Leibniz.
- ↑ The original has "1/4 uff 7 uhr" but there is no reason to assume that in the 17th century this meant a quarter to seven. The quote is given by Hartmut Hecht in Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Teubner-Archiv zur Mathematik Volume 2, 1992), in the first lines of chapter 2, Der junge Leibniz, p. 15; see H. Hecht, Der junge Leibniz; see also G. E. Guhrauer, G. W. Frhr. v. Leibnitz. B. 1. Breslau 1846, Anm. S. 4.
- ↑ E. J. Aiton, Leibniz : A biography (Bristol- Boston, 1984). In: MacTutor History of Mathematics, by J O'Connor and E F Robertson, University of St Andrews. Retrieved 2012-01-26
- ↑ Mathematics Genealogy Project entry for Friedrich Leibniz
External links
- Rodovid, a free multilingual family tree portal: "Friedrich_Leibniz". Retrieved 2012-02-09.