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Name
  
Johann Penther

Role
  
Mathematician

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Born
  
May 17, 1693 (
1693-05-17
)
Furstenwalde

Died
  
September 17, 1749, Gottingen, Germany

Johann Friedrich Penther (May 17, 1693 – September 17, 1749) was a German mathematician and architect.

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Biography

He was born on May 17, 1693, in Furstenwalde. He attended an academy for Silesian nobility in Legnica. In 1717, he was appointed as the court controller for the sons of the Duke of Haugwitz. He died on September 17, 1749, in Gottingen.

Published works

  • "Praxis geometriae : worinnen ... alle bey dem Feld-Messen vorkommende Falle, mit Staben, dem Astrolabio, der Boussole und der Mensul", (62 editions published from 1732 to 2005 in 3 languages).
  • "Gnomonica fundamentalis et mechanica worinnen gewiesen wird, wie man so wol grundlich als auf mechanischer Art allerhand Sonnen-Uhren", (12 editions published from 1733 to 1768).

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    Johann Friedrich Penther Wikipedia
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