Emil Wilde
Heinrich Emil Wilde (born January 23, 1793 in Finkenstein near Marienwerder , † May 16, 1859 in Berlin ) was a German historian of science who wrote about the history of optics . He was a high school professor for mathematics in Berlin.
Wilde went to school in Königsberg and studied (from 1809) with Johann Friedrich Herbart at the University of Königsberg , where he also received his doctorate. He took part in the campaign against Napoleon in 1813 (and 1815) and became second lieutenant , was a senior teacher at the Marienschule in Danzig in 1814 , became a senior teacher at the grammar school in Stargard in 1816 and was at the grammar school in Berlin from 1821 , from 1823 with the title of professor. He taught mathematics, physics, chemistry and Latin up to intermediate level.
He published a first treatise on ancient Greek optics in the Easter program of his high school in 1832. His history of optics, published from 1838 onwards, was a standard work.
Fonts
- Handbook of analytical trigonometry, Berlin 1825
- Geometry for higher school and high school classes, Berlin 1829
- History of optics. From the origin of this science to the present time, 2 volumes, Berlin, 1838, 1843
literature
- Entry in Carl Eduard Brauns, Friedrich Adolph August Theobald (Hrsg.) Statistisches Handbuch der Deutschen Gymnasien for the year 1836, Kassel 1837
- Entry in Adolph Carl Peter Callisen Medicinal Writer's Lexicon , Copenhagen 1835
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Wolf, Handbuch der Astronomie, 1973, p. 315 Online
- ^ Walter Asmus: Johann Friedrich Herbart: Der Lehrer, 1809-1841, p. 93 online
- ^ After Callisen. According to Brauns, Theobald Statistisches Handbuch Konrektor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilde, Emil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilde, Heinrich Emil (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German science historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Finkenstein near Marienwerder |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1859 |
| Place of death | Berlin |