Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

male, deceased (1716)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (also "Leibnitz" or "von Leibniz" (July 1 (June 21 Old Style) 1646 – November 14 1716) was a German polymath who wrote mo... More
German Philosophy

German Philosophy

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German philosophy, here taken to mean either (1) philosophy in the German language or (2) philosophy by Germans, has been extremely diverse, and... More
Ramon Llull

Ramon Llull

male, deceased (1315)
Ramon Llull was a Majorcan writer and philosopher born into a wealthy family in Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands, then part of the Crown of... More
Erhard Weigel

Erhard Weigel

male, deceased (1699)
Erhard Weigel (1625-1699) was a German mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig. From 1653... More
Abraham Robinson

Abraham Robinson

male, deceased (1974)
Abraham Robinson was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of non-standard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby... More
Arnold Geulincx

Arnold Geulincx

male, deceased (1669)
Arnold Geulincx, was a Flemish philosopher. He studied at the University of Leuven and was made professor of philosophy there in 1646. He was... More
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Steven Nadler

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Steven Nadler is Professor of Philosophy, and Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.... More
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten

Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten

male, deceased (1762)
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (July 17, 1714 - May 26, 1762) was a German philosopher. He was a follower of Leibniz and Christian Wolff, and gave... More
Simon Foucher

Simon Foucher

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Simon Foucher (1 March 1644 - 27 April 1696) was a French philosopher born in Dijon. He was the son of a merchant, and appears to have taken orders... More
John Machin

John Machin

male, deceased (1752)
John Machin, a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, is best known for developing a quickly converging series for π in 1706 and... More