Kaspar Knittel

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Kaspar Knittel SJ (also: Kaspar Knitl ; Caspar Knittel ; Casparus Knittel ; Czech Kašpar Knittel , also Kašpar Knitl ; * February 6, 1644 in Glatz , County Glatz ; †  December 11, 1702 in Teltsch , Moravia ) was a German-Bohemian Jesuit , Preacher , philosopher and mathematician and rector of Charles University in Prague .

Life

Kaspar Knittel joined the Jesuit order in 1660 . Since there has been a Jesuit college in his hometown of Glatz since 1597 , it is likely that he was initially accepted there. After completing his studies at Charles University, he taught humaniora , ancient studies , mathematics and philosophy in Moravia for eleven years . One of his teachers was Athanasius Kircher . In addition to his teaching activities, he worked as a preacher for 14 years . After that he was chaplain of the imperial ambassador in Holland for three years and then for five years “Procurator Provinciae” of his order at the imperial court in Vienna. After working as the rector of the Jesuit college in Krumau , he was rector of the Karl Ferdinand University in Prague in 1700 .

Works (selection)

Kaspar Knittel wrote several philosophical and mathematical works:

  • Caspari Knitl. SJ AA. LL. & Philos. Doctoris ... Cosmographia Elementaris: Propositionibus Physico-Mathematicis in Alma ... Universitate Pragensi Carolo-Ferdinandea anno superiore proposita , Norimbergae, Andreas & Endter, 1674
  • Theses curiosiores ex universa Aristotelis philosphia in ... Universitatae Pragensi ... propugnatae ; Pragae, [non post IX] 1682
  • Aristotle Curiosus Ac Utilis: In Quo Centum Praecipuae Quaestiones Peripetiticae Problematicè disputantur, ac utriusque Partis argumenta dissolvuntur; Cum Centum eruditis Parergis, In quibus Centum Positiones Ethico-Politicae, Centum Mathematicae ... ; Pragae, 1682
  • Theses curiosiores ex universa Aristotelis philosophia ; Praga, 1682
  • Conciones Dominicales academiae: Pars Hyemalis [et aestivale] ; Praga, 1687
  • Via regia ad omnes scientias et artes, hoc est ars universalis scientiarum omnium artiumque arcana facilius penetrandi, et de quocunque proposito themate expeditius disserendi: practice, clare, succincte ... Norimbergae, 1691
  • Conciones Dominicales academiae: Pars hyem-aestivalis ; Praga, 1711
  • Reverendi Patris Caspar Knittel ... Conciones Academicae In praecipua totius Anni Festa: Ad primariam Nobilitatem, populúmque Academicum, Pragae In Auditorio Academico, from Authore dictae; Opus posthumum ... ; Pragae, 1718
  • Caspari Knittel E Societate Jesu Conciones Dominicales Academicae, Per omnes Anni Dominicas distributae: Omnibus Divini Verbi Praeconibus, ac etiam Oratoribus aliis perutiles, in duas partes divisae. Cum duplici Indice ... Pars Hiemalis [et Aestivalis] ; Pragae, 1722
  • Via regia ad omnes scientias et artes, hoc est ars universalis scientiarum omnium artiumque arcana facilius penetrandi ...: hoc est ars universalis scientiarum omnium artiumque arcana facilius penetrandi ... ; Augustae Vindelicorum, Oeniponti, 1759

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ That he studied at the Charles University can be seen from the title of the book: Universitate Pragensi
personal data
SURNAME Knittel, Kaspar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Knitl, Kaspar; Knittel, Caspar; Knittel, Casparus; Knittel, Kašpar (Czech); Knitl, Kašpar (Czech)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Bohemian Jesuit, preacher, philosopher and mathematician and Rector of Charles University in Prague
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1644
PLACE OF BIRTH Glatz , County Glatz
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1702
Place of death Telsch , Moravia