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Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1654 - 1708)


Field(s) of interest: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
Gender: male

Born: Sławnikowice, 10-04-1654
Died: Dresden, 11-10-1708

Biography:
German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher. He is most known for his technical inventions, such as the technique to make hard-paste porcelain, the development of a lens polishing machine, and his large burning mirrors and lenses. Correspondant of Spinoza, Huygens, Leibnitz and Oldenburg.

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Sources:
Plassmeyer, P. & S. Siebel, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651–1708). Experimente mit dem Sonnenfeuer, Dresden, 2001.

Vermij, R., ‘De Nederlandse vriendenkring van E.W. von Tschirnhaus’, Tijdschrift voor de Geschiedenis der Geneeskunde, Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Techniek 11 (1988), 153–78