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Johann Sturm

1635 – 1703

Neuburger philosopher

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About Johann Sturm

Lived 1635 – 1703 (aged 68). Johann Sturm was a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, university teacher and opinion journalist.

Johann Christoph Sturm (3 November 1635 – 26 December 1703) was a German philosopher, professor at University of Altdorf and founder of a short-lived scientific academy known as the Collegium Curiosum, based on the model of the Florentine Accademia del Cimento. He edited two volumes of the academy's proceedings under the title Collegium Experimentale (1676 and 1685).

Works Collegium experimentale, Nuremberg: Endter, vol. 1 (1676), available here and here; vol. 2 (1685) available here, here, and here. Physica electiva sive hypothetica, vol 1, Nuremberg: Endter, 1697, available here and here; vol.2, Altdorf: Kohles, 1698.

As well as the following: Mathesis Juvenilis Physica Modernae Compendium Praelectiones Academicae A list of works by Sturm with links to online versions is available at Astronomie in Nürnberg, section "Ausgewählte Werke".

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Palatinate-Neuburg
Education
Lateinschule, University of Jena
Employers
University of Altdorf
Also known as
Johann Christoph Sturm

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Johann Sturm's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Johann Sturm?

Neuburger philosopher (1635–1703)

When was Johann Sturm born?

Johann Sturm was born on 3 November 1635 in Hilpoltstein.

When did Johann Sturm die?

Johann Sturm died on 26 December 1703 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.

What was Johann Sturm's occupation?

Johann Sturm was a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, university teacher and opinion journalist.

What nationality was Johann Sturm?

Johann Sturm's recorded nationality: Palatinate-Neuburg.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johann Sturm

· Wikidata: Q75642

· DBpedia: Johann Sturm

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