Hugo Sempilius
Hugo Sempilius (also Simpelius , English Hugh Sempill or Semple; * between 1594 and 1596 in Craigevar , Scotland , † September 29, 1654 in Madrid ) was a Scottish Jesuit and mathematician .
Sempilius joined the Jesuit order in 1615 and taught mathematics at the Scottish College of the Jesuits in Madrid ( Colegio Imperial de Madrid ) and was rector of the college at the time of his death. He wrote a collection of biographical information on a large number of mathematicians and their work from antiquity to his time in 12 volumes (De mathematicis disciplinis libri duodecim, 1635). That is why he is especially important as a mathematician.
The Simpelius lunar crater is named after him.
Works
- De Mathematicis Disciplinis Libri XII (Antwerp 1635)
- Experientia Mathematica (Madrid 1642)
- Dictionarium Mathematicum (not completed)
literature
- Sempilius, Hugo. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 36, Leipzig 1743, column 1795.
- George Oliver: Collections towards illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members of the Society of Jesus. London 1845, sv Semple, Hugh
Individual evidence
- ↑ The date of birth of a Hew Sempill, of Craigbait & Langside is also given as 1590, see wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
- ↑ Dauben, Scriba (Ed.), Writing the History of Mathematics, Birkhäuser 2002, p. 521, give 1596
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sempilius, Hugo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simpelius, Hugo; Sempill, Hugh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish Jesuit and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1594 and 1596 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Craigevar , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1654 |
| Place of death | Madrid |