Heinrich Meissner
Heinrich Meißner (born April 20, 1644 in Hamburg ; † September 1, 1716 there ; also: Heinrich or Hinrich Meissner) was a Hamburg mathematician and founder of the Mathematical Society in Hamburg .
Life
Meißner was already noticed as a student at the Knackenrüggesche private school in Hamburg with his mathematical talent. In 1669 he became a teacher there. From 1688 until shortly before his death he was "writing, arithmetic and senior master" at the St. Jacobi church school .
In 1690 Meißner founded together with Valentin Heins the "Art-Invoicing Society", which later became the Mathematical Society in Hamburg . The aim of the society was to ensure that each of its members should “continue to plant the art of mathematics as much as possible”. Meissner's name in society was "the greater one". In 1699 the company received the imperial printing privilege.
Meissner published a number of books and writings. Worth mentioning are Stern und Kern der Algebrae , a textbook on algebra in German, and the Teutsche Euclid , a translation of the first two books of the "Elements" of Euclid with extensive annotations.
literature
- Menso Folkerts: Meissner, Hinrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , pp. 700 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Publications by and about Heinrich Meißner in VD 17 .
- Biographical information on Meißner
- History of the Mathematical Society in Hamburg
- Hamburg art calculator
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meissner, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meissner, Heinrich; Meissner, Hinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hamburg arithmetic master and founder of the Mathematical Society in Hamburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1644 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1716 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |