Hermann Becker (mathematician)
Hermann Becker , called "the elder", also: Hermannus Beccerus (born November 23, 1632 in Rostock ; † October 9, 1681 ibid) was a German clergyman and professor of physics , metaphysics and mathematics .
Life
The son of Harm Becker and his wife Gertrud, née Mahn, studied at the University of Rostock from 1644 . From 1649 to 1650 he continued his studies at the University of Königsberg . In 1652/53 he made a trip through Holland. In 1655 he received his Magister Artium in Rostock and then traveled through Germany. In 1656 he worked as a private lecturer.
In 1661 he became a full professor for physics and metaphysics in Rostock. In 1669 he became a deacon at the Jakobikirche in Rostock . After resigning from the chair for physics and metaphysics in 1671, he became pastor of the Jakobikirche and full professor of lower mathematics. In 1671 and 1678 he was rector of Rostock University.
Hermann Becker became the progenitor of the extensive Becker family of scholars . Peter Becker became a theologian and mathematician of his sons .
Web links
- Publications by and about Hermann Becker in VD 17 .
- Literature about Hermann Becker in the state bibliography MV
- Works by Hermann Becker in the state bibliography MV
- Becker, Hermann the Elder Ä.
- Entries in the Rostock matriculation portal
- Entry on Hermann Becker in the Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal , SS 1644, No. 104
- ^ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal, dean's book, WS 1654/55, Phil. Fac., No. 3
- ^ Markus Matthias: Johann Wilhelm and Johanna Eleonora Petersen. A biography until Petersen's impeachment in 1692 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1993, ISBN 3-525-55814-7 , p. 110, footnote 83.
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SURNAME | Becker, Hermann |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Becker, Hermann the Elder; Beccerus, Hermannus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman; Professor of Physics, Metaphysics and Mathematics |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1632 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rostock |
DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1681 |
Place of death | Rostock |