*Ø* Blogmanac November 14, 1646 | Gottfried Leibniz , genius and polymath
1646 Gottfried Leibniz (July 1, 1646 - November 14, 1716), German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, librarian, and lawyer.
One of the main intellectual shapers of his day, Gottfried was the son of a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Leipzig, a precocious child who loved learning. At the age of seven, Leibniz entered the Nicolai School in Leipzig. His talents found him patrons, early in life, among the princes of Europe.
He wanted to join a group of alchemists who were searching for the philosopher's stone: in order to do so, he wrote to the society, and his letter was filled with as many long and difficult words as he could think of, though he didn't know their meaning. Still, the phoney letter impressed the ‘scientists’, who did not wish to appear ignorant, and he got the position.
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1646 Gottfried Leibniz (July 1, 1646 - November 14, 1716), German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, librarian, and lawyer.
One of the main intellectual shapers of his day, Gottfried was the son of a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Leipzig, a precocious child who loved learning. At the age of seven, Leibniz entered the Nicolai School in Leipzig. His talents found him patrons, early in life, among the princes of Europe.
He wanted to join a group of alchemists who were searching for the philosopher's stone: in order to do so, he wrote to the society, and his letter was filled with as many long and difficult words as he could think of, though he didn't know their meaning. Still, the phoney letter impressed the ‘scientists’, who did not wish to appear ignorant, and he got the position.
Full story at the Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine archives
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