Friday, October 2, 2020

Basic timeline of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz


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This post is a basic timeline of philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716). There are 15 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • 1646: Born in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire
  • 1661: Enrolls at University of Leipzig
  • 1666: Publishes On the Combinatorial Art
  • 1669: Becomes assessor in the Court of Appeal
  • 1670: Begins constructing calculating machines
  • 1672: Moves to Paris, France
  • 1673: Presents a calculating machine to the Royal Society
  • 1676: Moves to Hanover, Germany
  • 1677: Becomes Privy Counselor of Justice
  • 1684: Publishes first work on calculus in Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis
  • 1686: Writes Discourse on Metaphysics
  • 1695-1705: Writes New Essays on Human Understanding
  • 1710: Publishes Theodicee
  • 1714: Writes Monadology
  • 1716: Died at age 70 in Hanover, Holy Roman Empire