Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist, and diplomat. Alongside Isaac Newton, he is widely credited with the invention of calculus.

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Who was born first?

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and John Flamsteed were born the same year
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born 1 year before Denis Papin
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born 1 year before Giovanni Ceva
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born 1 year before Elisabeth Hevelius
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born 1 year after Nicolas Lemery

Timeline

1. Nicolas LemeryNovember 17, 1645 – June 19, 1715
2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (this page)June 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716
3. John FlamsteedAugust 19, 1646 – December 31, 1719
4. Denis PapinAugust 22, 1647 – August 26, 1713
5. Elisabeth HeveliusJanuary 17, 1647 – December 22, 1693
6. Giovanni CevaDecember 1647 – May 1734

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Carl Friedrich GaussApril 30, 1777 – February 23, 1855