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Keckermann, Bartholomaeus

Born: Danzig (Gdańsk) in 1571, 1572, or 1573

Died: Danzig, 25 July 1609

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Abstract

Bartholomaeus Keckermann (d. 1609) was a Reformed Protestant who taught at the University of Heidelberg and thereafter at the Gymnasium Athenaeum in Danzig (Gdaήsk). Innovative was the publication of his writings on logic in multiple formats and his use of the concept of the systematic textbook (systema). Although he did not publish an encyclopedia, his publications cover a very wide range of subject matters; most of his monograph-length publications are included within two separate two-volume collections (in 1613 and 1614) of his publications as well as a separate collection (in 1617) of his publications falling within the parameters of mathematics. Keckermann’s writings were widely read for many decades after his death.

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Primary Literature

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Freedman, J.S. (2015). Keckermann, Bartholomaeus. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_272-1

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