Gottfried Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Born	1 July 1646 Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony
Died	14 November 1716(1716-11-14) (aged 70) Hanover, Electorate of Hanover
Era	17th-century philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
Doctoral advisor	Erhard Weigel
Doctoral students	Jacob Bernoulli Christian von Wolff
Main interests	Metaphysics, Mathematics, Theodicy
Notable ideas	Infinitesimal calculus, Monadology, Theodicy, Optimism Leibniz formula for pi Leibniz harmonic triangle Leibniz formula for determinants Leibniz integral rule Principle of sufficient reason Diagrammatic reasoning Notation for differentiation Proof of Fermat's little theorem Kinetic energy Entscheidungsproblem
Influences Holy Scripture, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Scholasticism, Ramon Llull, Thomas Aquinas, Francisco Suárez, Descartes, Jakob Thomasius, Spinoza
Influenced Christian Wolff, Kant, Russell, Varisco, Kurt Gödel, Heidegger, LaRouche, Nietzsche
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (also Leibnitz or von Leibniz)^[1] 1 July 1 (21 June OS) 1646 – 14 November 1716) was a German intellectual who wrote mostly in French and Latin. He played an important role in both philosophy and mathematics. He invented calculus independently of Newton, and his notation for derivatives is the one in general use since then.^[2] He also invented the binary system, foundation of modern computers.

1. ↑ IPA pronunciation: /'laɪpnɪts/.
2. ↑ "List of Calculus and Analysis Symbols". Math Vault. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-10-14.