Stephansdom in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Erster Vorschlag für eine
Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien
durch
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1646 - 1716
Philosoph, Mathematiker, Physiker, Theologe, Geologe, Techniker, Philologe, Jurist, Historiker und Diplomat

The first suggestion for an Academy of Sciences in Vienna came from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) - Philosopher, Mathematician, Physicist, Theologian, Geologist, Technician, Philologist, Lawyer, Historian and Dipolomat.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1646.

Location. 48° 12.545′ N, 16° 22.63′ E. Marker is in Wien. It is in Stephansdom. It is at the intersection of Sonnenfelsgasse and Jesuitengasse, on the right when traveling west on Sonnenfelsgasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Sonnenfelsgasse 19, Wien 1010, Austria. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically

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also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Former University Office (here, next to this marker); Ulrich Zwingli (a few steps from this marker); Rudjer J. Bošković (within shouting distance of this marker); Franz Schubert (within shouting distance of this marker); Die Aula der Wissenschaften / Hall of Sciences (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Charles de L'Ecluse (Clusius) (about 150 meters away); Leoš Janáček (about 150 meters away); Andrij Hnatschyn (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wien.

Also see . . . Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Wikipedia). "Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (sometimes spelled Leibnitz) (1 July 1646 [O.S. 21 June] – 14 November 1716) was a prominent German polymath and one of the most important logicians, mathematicians and natural philosophers of the Enlightenment. As a representative of the seventeenth-century tradition of rationalism, Leibniz's most prominent accomplishment was conceiving the ideas of differential and integral calculus, independently of Isaac

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017

2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Marker - wide view

The Leibniz marker is visible here between the two closest bar windows, directly above the Zwingli marker.

Newton's contemporaneous developments....In philosophy, Leibniz is most noted for his optimism, i.e. his conclusion that our universe is, in a restricted sense, the best possible one that God could have created, an idea that was often lampooned by others such as Voltaire. Leibniz, along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, was one of the three great 17th-century advocates of rationalism. The work of Leibniz anticipated modern logic and analytic philosophy, but his philosophy also assimilates elements of the scholastic tradition, notably that conclusions are produced by applying reason to first principles or prior definitions rather than to empirical evidence.... Leibniz made major contributions to physics and technology, and anticipated notions that surfaced much later in philosophy, probability theory, biology, medicine, geology, psychology, linguistics, and computer science. He wrote works on philosophy, politics, law, ethics, theology, history, and philology. Leibniz also contributed to the field of library science.... Leibniz's contributions to this vast array of subjects were scattered in various learned journals, in tens of

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thousands of letters, and in unpublished manuscripts. He wrote in several languages, but primarily in Latin, French, and German. There is no complete gathering of the writings of Leibniz translated into English." (Submitted on January 15, 2020.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.