Stephansdom in Wien, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 15, 2017
1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Marker
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
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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
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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. Marker 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.
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
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 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
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.
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 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 128 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
