Johann Friedrich Hennert

Johann Friedrich Hennert
Born	(1733-10-19)19 October 1733 Berlin, Prussia
Died	30 March 1813(1813-03-30) (aged 79) Utrecht
Nationality	German
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics Physics
Institutions	University of Utrecht
Doctoral advisor	Leonhard Euler Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

Johann Friedrich Hennert (19 October 1733 – 30 March 1813) was German-born and lectured in mathematics and physics at the University of Utrecht. He was a significant student of Leonhard Euler. He was known for his inclination towards the British school of philosophy.

Work[]

Hennert held the chair of mathematics at the University of Utrecht until 1805.

Hennert was an important figure in the history of Dutch mathematics. He wrote a number of textbooks on differential calculus.

Illustration of Problemata de centro aequilibrii potentiarum obliquarum vecti adplicatarum. ... from Acta Eruditorum, 1761

was one of his most important students.

References[]

• van Berkel, Klaas; van Helden, Albert & Palm, L. C. (1998). A History of Science in the Netherlands: Survey, Themes and Reference. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-10006-7.
• Helmers Dini M., Timmerman, Petronella Johanna de, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland.

External links[]

• Johann Friedrich Hennert at the Mathematics Genealogy Project