Discover print artist, illustrator, professor Frans van Schooten (II)

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: Schooten, Franciscus van (II)
Verschooten, Frans

Qualifications: print artist, illustrator, professor, mathematician
professor of mathematics; he made illustrations in publications of Descartes, with whom he was friends

Nationality/school: North Netherlandish

Born: Leiden (city) 1615-05-15

Deceased: Leiden (city) 1660-05-29

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: son of Franciscus van Schooten I (1581/2-1645) and Jannetje Hermansdr. van Hoogervorst; half-brother of the mathematician Pieter van Schooten (1634-1679). On 29 July 1652 he married Margrieta Wijnants in Leiden

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Leiden (stad) 1631 - 1641
enrolled as a student at the University on 15 May 1631. Followed the lectures of Jacob Gool, professor in Arabic and Mathematics, which introduced him to Descartes and his philosophy (whose portait he drew and published in his book Geometria)
Londen (Engeland) 1641
Blois 1642
Parijs 1642
Dublin (stad) 1643
Leiden (stad) 1643 - 1660
At the recommandation of Descartes Christiaen Huygens became his private student at university in 1645. He also taught Johan de Witt, Johan Hudde (burgomaster of Amsterdam) and Hendrik van Heuraet. He corresponded with them his whole life. On 8 February 1646 he became his father's successor at the School of Engeneering. In 1653 he became professor at the University. His main work is Mathematische Oeffeningen, which was published in 166o, shortly before his death.

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Literature

J. Nordström, 'Till Cartesius' Ikonograph', Lychnios 17 (1957-1958), p. 194-250
J. Zwakenberg, 'Prins Yusupov, Leiden en twee Rembrandtportretten', Leids jaarboekje 110 (2018), p. 159-171

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Project: Gerson Digital : United Kingdom
Gerson Digital : France

External links: this scholar's biography on the website 'Meetkundige Bewijzen.. etc.'
this artist in Mathshistory
this artist in Ecartico

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Creation date: 2009-08-28; Last modified date: 2023-05-16

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Frans van Schooten (II)

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