Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Background

• Born July in Leipzig
• Pious Lutheran
• Self-taught in fathers library
• Uni. of Leipzig in 1650
• Member of Royal Societ
• Died November in 1716

Famous Work

• Differential & Integral Calculus
• Similar theory as Newton
• Created calculating machine
• "Everything...exist"

Involvment

• Nicolas Malebranche
• Antoine Arnauld
• Sir Isaac Newton

Important Events in 1646-1716

• English Civil War
• Colonies established in America