Johannes Luyts
Johannes Luyts (also: Jan Luit ; born September 19, 1655 in Hoorn ; † March 12, 1721 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and physicist.
Life
Luyts had attended the Latin school in his hometown. He enrolled on April 17, 1673 at the University of Leiden , where Antonius Hulsius (1615–1685), Wolferdus Senguerdius and Gerardus de Vries were his teachers. When the latter moved to the University of Utrecht , he followed this in 1676 and on June 29, 1677 acquired the academic degree of Master of Philosophy. In the same year, on October 29, 1677, he was appointed associate professor of physics and mathematics.
After taking up the position on December 11, 1677, he became a full professor of physics and mathematics on February 9, 1680. In this capacity he also took part in the organizational tasks of the Utrecht Academy and was rector of the Alma Mater in 1688/89 . Luyts lived a secluded life and was never married. He was a follower of the philosophical school of Aristotle and was an opponent of the Cartesian philosophy of René Descartes .
Works
- Astronomica institutio, in qua doctrina Sphaerica, atque Theorica, intermixto usu Sphaerae coelestis et variis chronologicis, pertractantur c. fig. aen. Utrecht 1689, 1692
- Introductio in Geographiam novam et veterem, adjiciuntur Oceani terrae, et cujusque Tabulae, etiam chartae LXV Sansonis. Utrecht 1692 ( online )
- Dissertation. De Meridiano coelesti. Utrecht 1697
- A general and particular description of America. 1701
- De magnets. 1716
literature
- Luyts or Luit, Johann. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 18, Leipzig 1738, column 1408.
- Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General Scholar Lexicon, Darinne the scholars of all classes, both male and female, who lived from the beginning of the world to the present day, and made themselves known to the learned world, After their birth, life, remarkable stories, Withdrawals and writings from the most credible scribes are described in alphabetical order. Verlag Johann Friedrich Gleditsch , Leipzig, 1750, Vol. 2, Sp. 2617
- Abraham Jacob van der Aa : Biographical Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Verlag JJ van Brederode, Haarlem, 1865, vol. 11, p. 751, ( online , Dutch)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luyts, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luit, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1655 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoorn |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1721 |
| Place of death | Utrecht |