Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a 17th-century German polymath and philosopher who co-invented calculus and made foundational contributions to logic, metaphysics, and mathematics.
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| Leibniz | 4 |
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diplomat
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ librarian ⓘ logician ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ polymath ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in law ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1646-07-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Electorate of Saxony
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Leipzig ⓘ |
| coInventorOf |
differential calculus
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infinitesimal calculus ⓘ integral calculus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Electorate of Saxony
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1716-11-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hanover ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 17th-century German polymath and philosopher who co-invented calculus and made foundational contributions to logic, metaphysics, and mathematics ⓘ |
| developedNotation |
differential notation dx
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integral sign ∫ ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Altdorf
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University of Jena ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer |
House of Welf
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House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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| familyName |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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Leibniz
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engineering
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history ⓘ law ⓘ linguistics ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Gottfried ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bertrand Russell
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German idealism ⓘ Gottlob Frege ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ |
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Aristotle
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René Descartes ⓘ Scholastic theology ⓘ
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Scholastic philosophy
St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
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Thomas Aquinas
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Académie des Sciences
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French Academy of Sciences
Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
best of all possible worlds
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binary number system ⓘ calculus ⓘ identity of indiscernibles ⓘ monadology ⓘ pre-established harmony ⓘ principle of non-contradiction ⓘ principle of sufficient reason ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Discourse on Metaphysics
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Theodicy ⓘ
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Essays on Theodicy
General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths ⓘ Monadology ⓘ An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ⓘ
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New Essays on Human Understanding
Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement humain ⓘ Theodicy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
court councillor in Hanover
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court librarian in Hanover ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
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