Friedrich Leibniz

Friedrich Leibniz
Born1597 (1597)
Died1652 (aged 54–55)
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig (M.A., 1622)
Spouse(s)Anna Fritzsche, Dorothea Voigt, Catharina Schmuck
Children8
RelativesGottfried Leibniz (son)
Scientific career
FieldsMoral philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Leipzig
Notable studentsJakob Thomasius

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, where he also served as Dean of Philosophy.[1][3][4][5] He was the father of Gottfried Leibniz.

  1. ^ a b c Brandon C. Look. The Continuum Companion to Leibniz. - Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011. 2011-08-04. ISBN 978-0826429759. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  2. ^ Brandon C. Look. (2007). Leibniz. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  3. ^ Gregory Brown (Professor at University of Houston). Friedrich Leibniz. Leibniz Society of North America. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  4. ^ See references of Heinrich Schepers and Ronald Calinger; in Richard S. Westfall, The Galileo Project, Rice University. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  5. ^ Ariew, Roger. G. W. Leibniz, life and works. Cambridge Collections Online. In: Nicholas Jolley, Ariew, Roger (1995). "G. W. Leibniz, life and works". The Cambridge companion to Leibniz. Cambridge University Press, 1995. pp. 18–42. doi:10.1017/CCOL0521365880.002. ISBN 978-0-521-36769-1. Retrieved 2012-01-26.