Ignatz Mühlwenzel
Ignatz Heinrich Mühlwenzel (* 1690 in Eger ; † November 7, 1766 in Breslau ) was a member of the Jesuit order , professor of mathematics at universities in Prague and Breslau. He also made a name for himself as an optician who ground the lenses for his telescopes himself.
In 1736 Mühlwenzel published Fundamenta mathematica ex arithmetica, geometria et trigonometria .
literature
- Entry in Constantin von Wurzbach : Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich , Vol. 19, Vienna 1868, p. 318.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mühlwenzel, Ignatz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mühlwenzel, Ignatz Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jesuit, mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1690 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eger |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1766 |
| Place of death | Prague |