Person: SCHWENTER, Daniel (1585-1636)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Daniel SCHWENTER

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

mathematician and inventor of optical devices

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

31 January 1585

born at

Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany

19 January 1636

died at

Altdorf, Bayern, Germany

References

Ron Morris (trans. Peter Vernon), ‘Magazin 1756’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), p. 2

Ron Morris (trans. Claudine Davies), ‘The magic lantern in 1693’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 3

Lucerna ID 6003650

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 6 October 2015

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Person: SCHWENTER, Daniel (1585-1636)