Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
German mathematician, physician, and philosopher (1651–1708) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (or Tschirnhauß, German: [ˈeːʁənˌfʁiːt ˈwaltɐ fɔn ˈt͡ʃiːɐ̯nhaʊs]; 10 April 1651 – 11 October 1708) was a German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher. He introduced the Tschirnhaus transformation and is considered by some to have been the inventor of European porcelain,[1][2] an invention long accredited to Johann Friedrich Böttger but others claim porcelain had been made by English manufacturers at an even earlier date.[3]
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Ehrenfried von Tschirnhaus | |
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Born | 10 April 1651 (1651-04-10) |
Died | 11 October 1708 (1708-10-12) (aged 57) |
Nationality | German |
Scientific career | |
Academic advisors | Arnold Geulincx Franciscus Sylvius |
Notable students | Christian Wolff |
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