Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (or Tschirnhauß, German: [ˈeːʁənˌfʁiːt ˈwaltɐ fɔn ˈt͡ʃiːɐ̯nhaʊs]; 10 April 1651 – 11 October 1708) was a German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher. He introduced the Tschirnhaus transformation and is considered by some to have been the inventor of European porcelain, an invention long accredited to Johann Friedrich Böttger but others claim porcelain had been made by English manufacturers at an even earlier date.
Ehrenfried von Tschirnhaus | |
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Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus. | |
| Born | 10 April 1651 Kieslingswalde, Margraviate Upper Lusatia, Saxony (present-day Poland) |
| Died | 11 October 1708 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Academic advisors | Arnold Geulincx Franciscus Sylvius |
| Notable students | Christian Wolff |
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