Dionysius van de Wijnpersse
Dionysius van de Wijnpersse (also: Wynpersse, Wijnperse ; born March 18, 1724 in Middelburg , † October 8, 1808 in Leiden ) was a Dutch Reformed theologian and philosopher .
Life
Wijnpersse had received his first more extensive training at the Latin school in his hometown. He left this with a speech by Carmen in Laudem Medioburgi . In 1741 he began studying theological and philosophical sciences at the University of Utrecht , where Johannes Horthemels and Jacobus Odé were his formative teachers. Under Horthmels he defended a treatise De libertinismo in 1743 and received his doctorate two years later with the work De legum Die physicarum harmonia as a doctor of philosophy.
He stayed in Utrecht for some time and moved to the University of Leiden in 1747 , where he enrolled in the matriculation of the university on August 19. Wijnpersse then appeared as a theologian. He became pastor in Baarland in 1749 , in Zierikzee in 1750 and in 1752 was appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Groningen . He took up this office on September 12 with the speech Oratio de emolumentis philosophiae e religione Christiana ortis and received an honorary doctorate in theology on September 1. During his time as a university lecturer in Groningen, he dealt a lot with the subjects of physics, logic and metaphysics, which had not received any special attention until then.
He taught according to the textbook Institutiones by Petrus van Musschenbroek, had the Elementa philos.Practicae dealt with by Johann Franz Buddeus and included Johannes Lulof's (1711–1768) Introductio in usum globorum in his lectures. He also used the textbook by Willem Jacob 's Gravesande and incorporated Isaac Newton's principles . Inspired by their thoughts, his Institutiones appeared in Groningen in 1764 and his Institutiones Logicae Metaphysicae in 1767 , which are two of the first modern textbooks on experimental physics. At that time, the Groningen University experienced a heyday, with many students attending his lectures.
During his time in Groningen there was also the publication of an eulogy for Princess Anna and Prince Wilhelm IV, who had rendered outstanding services to the university (1759) and a speech De recentiorum meritis speciatim Belgarum, in philosophiam , which he gave on the occasion of his rectorate time in 1759.
In 1762 he was accepted into the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . His academic nickname was Tymaeus II.
The reputation he had gained in Groningen prompted the curators of the University of Leiden to appoint him on November 4, 1768, to succeed Johannes Ludolfs at their university. He took this position on May 29, 1769 with the speech De humanae naturae praestantia and from then on taught philosophy, mathematics and astronomy. As an astronomer, however, he seemed less fertile, but in his time the fund of the Leiden observatory was enriched by some not unimportant gifts.
He refused a request from the Groningen University of Applied Sciences to appoint him professor of theology in 1772. In 1779 he appeared as rector with the speech de recta philosophia ejusqae usu in vita et doctrina morali . Wijnpersse was an eclectic who interpreted philosophy and theology according to the spirit of the time, according to the knowledge available at the time and the existing natural laws. Thus he followed a path that was based on the belief of the gospel and emulated the critical philosophy of Willem Jacob 's Gravesande . So he rejected the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and established himself as his opponent. He does not differentiate between knowledge, belief, metaphysics and Christian religion. Nevertheless, he was very astute in his remarks, which he presented in 1805 in his mirroring of the Kantiaansche wijsbegeerte , shortly before his retirement. Since he still had his center of life in Leiden, he was a victim of the explosives disaster of January 12, 1807, in which his house was completely destroyed and he lost his belongings. Nevertheless, he remained in Leiden until the end of his life, where he died at the age of 82.
family
His marriage to Anna Diederica Thiens († 1794) in 1751 resulted in several children. Jacob Thiens van de Wijnpersse became a doctor and died in the prime of life. Johann Hulsius van de Wijnpersse was his successor as a preacher in 1787, in 1788 in Zierikzee, 1794 in Amersfoort, 1795 in The Hague, where he died in 1810. His son Samuel Johannes van de Wijnpersse (1759–1842) also gained importance in the scientific world.
literature
- Willem Jozef Andries Jonckbloet: memorial book of the Hoogeschool te Groningen, which is located in the hair vijfde halve Eeuwfeest. JB Wolterus, Groningen, 1864, p. 77, ( Online , Dutch)
- Barend Glasius: Biographical Woordenboek van Nederlandsche Godgeleerden. Verlag Gebr. Muller, s' Hertogenbosch, 1856, Vol. 3, p. 626 ( Online , Dutch)
- L. Knappert: Wijnpersse, Dionysius van de . In: Petrus Johannes Blok, Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen: Nieuw Nederlands Biografisch Woordenboek. (NNBW) Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis (ING), AW Sijthoff, Leiden, 1911, vol. 5, col. 931–932, (Dutch)
- Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige people, who zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland vermaard made. Verlag JJ Van Brederode, Haarlem, 1877, Vol. 20, pp. 484-486, ( online , Dutch)
Web link
Individual evidence
- ↑ JDF Neigebaur : History of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 225
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wijnpersse, Dionysius van de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wynpersse, Dionysius van de; Wijnperse, Dionysius van de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1724 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Middelburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1808 |
| Place of death | Suffer |