Franco Burgersdijk
Dutch logician
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- Doctorate Philosophy Leiden University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Franco Petri Burgersdijk or Franciscus Burgersdicius was a Dutch logician. Life Franco Burgersdijk was born in De Lier, Defland in the year 1590 was a Dutch logician who worked as a professor of logic and moral philosophy and rector at Leiden University. Franco Burgersdijk's teaching helped raise the profile of logic and philosophy in Dutch universities. After growing up on a farm, Burgersdijk attended both the Latin School at Amersfoort and the Delft Gynasium . Shortly after, he decided to study theology at the University of Leiden. His growing interest in debate led him to become a mentee of Gisbertus Voetius, the vice principal of Staten Collegie. After finishing his education in Leiden, he further pursued his studies at the University of Saumur where he became a professor of philosophy in 1614. After the Arminian 'purification' in the universities of the Dutch republic, Burgerdijk relocated to Holland and became a professor of logic at the University of Leiden. He was later appointed as the chair of ethics and then exchanged it for the chair of philosophy. He died in Leiden.
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