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Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein

1682 – 1757

- 1720

Mathematician Scientist Military commander

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About Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein

Lived 1682 – 1757 (aged 74–75). Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein was a mathematician, scientist, military commander and marshal.

Ferdinand Ernst Karl count of Herberstein (died 1720) was a German mathematician and a military officer.

Life

Son of Karl Sigmund, he lived in Bohemia. He wrote several books about mathematics and geometry. Some of the books are signed using the pseudonym of "Amari de Lapide".

Works Norma et regula statica intersectione circulorum desumta, Praga 1686 Mathemata adversu umbratiles Petri Poireti impetus propugnata, Praga, 1709 Diatome circulorum seu specimen geometricum, Praga, 1710 Erotema politico-philologicum an studium Geometriae rempublicam administranti obstaculo sit an adminiculo?, Praga, 1712

(Amari de Lapide) De machinis pro rei tormentariae incremento etc. tractandis (Amari de Lapide) Artis technicae via plana et facilis, Stettino 1736

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Important facts

Born

1682

Birth century

17th century

Died

1757, Prague

Occupation

Mathematician, scientist, military commander, marshal

Also known as

Amari de Lapide, Ferdinand Ernst Karl, Graf von Herberstein

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein's

François Gigot de la Peyronie

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein?

- 1720

When was Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein born?

Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein was born in 1682.

When did Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein die?

Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein died in 1757 in Prague.

What was Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein's occupation?

Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein was a mathematician, scientist, military commander and marshal.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein

· Wikidata: Q18945251

· DBpedia: Ferdinand Ernst Karl Herberstein

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