German mathematician and philosopher
According to Wikipedia, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist, and diplomat. He is a prominent figure in both the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics. He wrote works on philosophy, theology, ethics, politics, law, history, and philology. Leibniz also made major contributions to physics and technology, and anticipated notions that surfaced much later in probability theory, biology, medicine, geology, psychology, linguistics, and computer science. In addition he contributed to the field of library science: while serving as overseer of the Wolfenbüttel library in Germany, he devised a cataloging system that would have served as a guide for many of Europe's largest libraries. Leibniz's contributions to this vast array of subjects were scattered in various learned journals, in tens of thousands of letters, and in unpublished manuscripts. He wrote in several languages, primarily in Latin, French and German, but also in English, Italian and Dutch.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is affiliated with the following schools:
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is most known for their academic work in the fields of law and philosophy. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of history, mathematics, engineering, physics, literature, and biology.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz has made the following academic contributions:
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