Pierre Leich

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Pierre Leich (* 1960 in Nuremberg ) is a German historian of science and culture manager.

Life

Pierre Leich studied philosophy at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg from 1981–1989 with a focus on the theory of science and the history of science .

He was particularly involved in the art scene around Nuremberg in the 1980s and 1990s . So he was z. B. 1984–1993 chairman of the art fair ART Nuremberg , published an art magazine and designed the exhibition "Art and Science".

Since 1995 he has been giving lectures, conceiving conferences and lecture series, publishing on the history of science, particularly astronomical topics, and serving on the advisory boards of various astronomical institutions.

Since 2003 Leichhardt project is for the Long Night of Sciences in Nuremberg / Fürth / Erlangen and for the Science Day of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region operates.

He has been the first chairman of ART & Friedrich since 1980 and was second chairman of the Cauchy Forum Nuremberg , an "interdisciplinary forum for mathematics and its border areas" , from 2000 to 2018 .

Leich is an expert on Simon Marius , has been operating the Marius portal since 2014 and is President of the Simon Marius Society.

Publications (selection)

  • Johann Christoph Sturm: (1635–1703). (Co-editor), Harri Deutsch Verlag, 2004.
  • “Astronomy in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region - History, Research and Public Observatories” - catalog for the traveling exhibition on the occasion of the International Year of Astronomy . (Co-editor), Verlag Nürnberger Astronomische Gesellschaft e. V., Nuremberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-027325-4 .
  • Copernicus and the Freedom of Science. Publication series of the Nuremberg Astronomical Society, issue 4/2012, (editor)
  • The Marius Renaissance: the observation of the Jupiter system by the margravial court astronomer Simon Marius . In: Stars and Space. Issue 11/2014, pages 44–53.
  • (Associate Editor) Simon Marius and his research. (= Acta Historica Astronomiae, Volume 57), Leipzig 2016, ISBN 978-3-944913-49-0 .
  • Simon Marius and His Research. (Editor with Hans Gaab), Cham / CH 2019, ISBN 978-3-319-92620-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lectures and other activities by Pierre Leich @ pl-visit.net (self-presentation), accessed May 20, 2016
  2. ↑ Publishing house advertising ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 5, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / shop.verlagsdruckerei-schmidt.de
personal data
SURNAME Leich, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German science historian and cultural manager
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg