Johann Philipp Gruson
Jean Philippe Gruson , also Johann Philipp Gruson or Grüson (born February 2, 1768 in Neustadt near Magdeburg , † November 16, 1857 in Berlin ) was a German mathematician .
Life
Gruson came from a Huguenot family settled in Magdeburg , Magdeburg-Neustadt and Sudenburg in 1689 . In 1790, while working for the Prussian War and Domain Chamber in Magdeburg, he invented a calculating machine. He went to Berlin in 1794 and was professor of mathematics in the cadet corps, at the Bauakademie and later at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität . In 1817 he took the position of mathematician at the Collège Français there, where he worked until his departure in 1833.
Gruson published log tables, trigonometric tables and currency conversion tables, he invented slide rules for the four basic arithmetic operations and reformed mathematics teaching. He received the Order of the Red Eagle for his influential scientific and popular scientific works, written in German and French . Since 1798 he was a full member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .
literature
- Moritz Cantor : Gruson, Johann Philipp . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 65 f.
- Christian Velder: 300 Years of the French Gymnasium Berlin , Nicolai, Berlin 1989, pp. 184–188.
Individual evidence
- ^ Members of the previous academies. Jean Philippe (Johann Philipp) Gruson (Grüson). Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities , accessed on March 31, 2015 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Philipp Gruson in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Gruson, Johann Philipp |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gruson, Jean Philippe; Grüson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mathematician |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1768 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Neustadt near Magdeburg |
DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1857 |
Place of death | Berlin |