Andreas Gordon
Andreas Gordon (born June 15, 1712 in Cofforach , Scotland ; † August 22, 1751 in Erfurt ) was a Scottish theologian , philosopher , physicist and Benedictine monk .
Life
George Gordon was born the son of an old Scottish noble family in Cofforach (Scotland) and was christened George. At the age of 12 he traveled to Regensburg to enter the Benedictine Schottenseminar St. Jakob in Regensburg . As a Catholic Scotsman, he had no way of gaining access to higher offices in his home country. In Regensburg he completed a 5-year high school course. Abbot Bernhard Baillie made educational trips to Austria, France and Italy possible, especially to Rome. Gordon returned to Regensburg in 1732. On February 24, 1732 he entered the novitiate and received the religious name Andreas.
He began studying scholastic philosophy in the monastery under Gallus Leith, who was appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Erfurt in 1735. Gordon continued to study with the Dominican Iselbrecher, where he also gave his theological disputation. In the same year, Andreas Gordon was ordained a priest , after which he completed a law degree at the Benedictine University of Salzburg , where he studied law and theology. In 1737 he finished his studies in philosophy and theology with "very good" and received the legal exam with distinction. He then became a professor of philosophy at the University of Erfurt . Since he represented an enlightened philosophy in Germany , he came into conflict with the Jesuits . With the support of the University of Erfurt, Gordon was able to assert himself against the allegations raised, including those of heresy . At the instigation of Jean-Antoine Nollets (1700-1770), Gordon became a corresponding member of the Paris Académie des Science in 1748.
Services
Gordon constructed his own electrifying machine and an electric bell in Erfurt .
The following works by him have appeared in print:
- Phenomena electricitatis exposita. 1744
- Physicae experimentalis Elementa. 1751–1752 (posthumous)
literature
- Friedrich Lauchert : Gordon, Andreas . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 461 f.
- Martin Schneider: Gordon, Andreas. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 452-454.
Web links
- Andreas Gordon School Erfurt
- Gordon, Andreas. ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: Electrifying machines in the 18th and 19th centuries - A small encyclopedia. University of Regensburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gordon, Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gordon, Andrew George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish theologian, philosopher, physicist and Benedectine monk |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1712 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cofforach , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1751 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |