Johann Christoph Heilbronner
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Johann Christoph Heilbronner (March 13, 1706, Ulm
- January 17, 1745 (or c.1747), Leipzig
) was a German
mathematical historian
(Mathematikhistoriker) and theologian.
These two books are the first books that named and used the phrase "mathematical history (, )".
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...
- January 17, 1745 (or c.1747), Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
) was a German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
mathematical historian
History of mathematics
The area of study known as the history of mathematics is primarily an investigation into the origin of discoveries in mathematics and, to a lesser extent, an investigation into the mathematical methods and notation of the past....
(Mathematikhistoriker) and theologian.
Literary works
- Versuch einer Geschichte der Mathematik and Arithmetik , 1739
- Historia matheseos universae a mundo condito ad seculum post Chr. Nat. XVI (or Historia matheseos universae; ), 1742
These two books are the first books that named and used the phrase "mathematical history (, )".
External links
- Heilbronner, Johann Christoph von Moritz Cantor in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 11 (1880), S. 313.
- http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/exhibit/fibonacci/fibonacci-05-Heilbronner.html (German)