Albert von Rickmersdorf
Albert von Rickmersdorf (* around 1316 in Rickmerstorf ; † July 8, 1390 in Halberstadt ), also Albertus de Saxonia (according to Albert von Sachsen ), Albert von Helmstedt , Albertutius , Albert von Ricmestorp , called Albertus parvus , was a German mathematician and Logician . As Albrecht III. he was bishop of Halberstadt from 1366 to 1390 .
Live and act
Albert von Sachsen was born as Albrecht Rike, son of the farmer Bernhard Rike, in Rickensdorf near Helmstedt . After studying in Prague and Paris, he taught from 1351 to 1362 as a professor at Paris University and in 1353 was rector of the Sorbonne . Then he went to the court of Pope Urban V in Avignon , where he successfully negotiated the confirmation of the University of Vienna on behalf of Duke Rudolf IV of Austria . Albert of Saxony became the first rector of this university in 1365 . On October 21, 1366 he was, from this point on Albrecht III. called, Bishop of Halberstadt.
Albert von Sachsen was involved in the development of the impetus theory , for which he suggested dividing the body's sequence of movements into three instead of the previous two sections.
He died on July 8, 1390 and was buried in the middle of Halberstadt Cathedral .
Works
- Sophismata et Insolubilia et Obligationes , Paris 1489 and Hildesheim 1975 as a reproduction
- Tractatus proportionum , Venice 1496 and Vienna 1971: publisher Hubert LL Busard
- De latudinibus , Padua 1505
- Perutilis Logica Magistri Alberti de Saxonia , Venice 1522 and reproduction in Hildesheim 1974
- De latitudinibus formarum
- De maximo et minimo
- Tractatus proportionum
- De quadratura circuli
- Quaestiones super quatuor libros Aristotelis de caelo et mundo (edited by Hieronymus Surianus, Venice 1497: digitized version )
literature
- Rochus von Liliencron : Albert of Saxony . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 182 f.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Albert of Saxony. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 83-84.
- Martin Grabmann: Albert of Saxony. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 135 ( digitized version ).
- Anna Harmer: Guide to modern science: Wilhelm von Ockham, Albert von things and in particular Nikolaus Cusanus. Dissertation, Univ. Vienna 1926
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert von Rickmersdorf in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry in Edward N. Zalta (Ed.): Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .
Remarks
- ↑ Michael McCloskey: Impetus Theory and Intuition in Physics. In: Spectrum of Science: Newtons Universum , Heidelberg 1990, ISBN 3-89330-750-8 , p. 18
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ludwig of Meissen |
Bishop of Halberstadt 1366-1390 |
Ernst I. von Hohnstein |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albert von Rickmersdorf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albert of Saxony; Albertus de Saxonia; Albert von Helmstedt; Albertutius; Albert of Ricmestorp; Albertus parvus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician and logician and Bishop of Halberstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1316 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rickmerstorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1390 |
| Place of death | Halberstadt |