Johann Andreas Segner
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| Johann Andreas Segner | |
 Johann Andreas Segner's portrait
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| Born | 9 October 1704 |
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| Died | 5 October 1777 |
| Nationality | Carpatho-German |
| Fields | mathematics |
| Institutions | Jena Göttingen Halle |
| Known for | Segner-wheel |
Johann Andreas Segner (Hungarian: Segner János András; Slovak: Ján Andrej Segner; 9 October 1704 – 5 October 1777) was a Carpatho-German mathematician, physicist, and physician. The inventor of the Segner-wheel, Segner was also a professor of the universities of Jena, Göttingen and Halle.
In the 16th century, Segner's ancestors came from Styria to Pressburg (Bratislava)[1] in the Kingdom of Hungary; by the 18th century it was a predominantly German town. He studied at Pressburg, Győr and Debrecen. In 1725 Segner began studying at the University of Jena. In 1729 he received a medical certificate and returned to Pressburg, where he started to work as a physician, as well as in Debrecen. In 1732 he returned to Jena for his master's degree. In 1735 Segner became the first professor of mathematics, a position created for him, at the University of Göttingen. In 1755 he became a professor at Halle, where he established an observatory.
One of the best-known scientists of his age, Segner was a member of the academies of Berlin, London, and Saint Petersburg.
Segner was the first mathematician to demonstrate the sign convention of Descartes. The asteroid 28878 Segner was named after him.
[edit] Notes
- Kaiser, W; Lengyel Z (Nov. 1974). "[Cooperation in the history of science as illustrated on the example of the Halle-Hungary research on Johann Andreas Segner]". Zeitschrift für die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 20 (11): 789-95. PMID 4619524.
- Kaiser, W (. 1977). "[Johann Andreas Segner (1704-1777)]". Zahn-, Mund-, und Kieferheilkunde mit Zentralblatt 65 (3): 292-304. PMID 143166.
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