Johann Heinrich Bisterfeld

Johann Heinrich Bisterfeld (1605 16 February 1655) was a German philosopher, logician and encyclopedic writer from Siegen.[1] A follower of Ramus and pupil of Johann Heinrich Alsted at the Herborn Academy (Academia Nassauensis),[2] Bisterfeld became head of the academy in Weissenburg (Alba Iulia) in Transylvania, where he died.

Works

Notes

  1. Paolo Rossi, Logic and the Art of Memory: The Quest for a Universal Language, London: Athlone Press, 2000, pp.142-144.
  2. In the list list Herborn School 1613-9 pupils, as Bisterfeldius, with mention of later position at Alba Iulia.
  3. These two works were annotated by the young Leibniz (1663-1666): Akademie Ausgabe VI, 1, pp. 151-162.
  4. Contributors to the Universal Language

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