Johannes Hospinianus
Johannes Hospinianus (* 1515 in Stein am Rhein ; † June 7, 1575 in Basel ; actually Johannes Wirt , also Steinanus or Hospinianus von Stein ) was a Swiss philosopher and university professor of the 16th century, including rhetoric and logic .
Hospinianus studied at the University of Tübingen and then went to the University of Basel . There he got a job as professor of Greek in 1543 , then of rhetoric in 1544. A year later he became professor of logic.
Hospinianus was one of the first authors to elaborate on the methods of logic, which later became the field of applied logic.
Works (selection)
- Quaestionum dialecticarum libri sex , 1543.
- Non esse tantum triginta sex categorici syllogismi modos , 1560.
- De controversiis dialecticis , 1576.
literature
- Carl von Prantl : Hospinianus, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 184 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hospinianus, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Host, Johannes; Stone anus; Hospinianus von Stein, Joannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss philosopher and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1515 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stone at the Rhein |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1575 |
| Place of death | Basel |