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    Gottfried Leibniz

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    Born1 July 1646

    Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony

    Died14 November 1716(1716-11-14) (aged 70)

    Hanover, Electorate of Hanover

    Era17th-century philosophy
    RegionWestern Philosophy
    Doctoral advisorErhard Weigel
    Doctoral studentsJacob Bernoulli
    Christian von Wolff

    Main interests

    		Metaphysics, Mathematics, Theodicy

    Notable ideas

    		Infinitesimal calculus, Monadology, Theodicy, Optimism
    Leibniz formula for pi
    Leibniz harmonic triangle
    Leibniz formula for determinants
    Leibniz integral rule
    Principle of sufficient reason
    Diagrammatic reasoning
    Notation for differentiation
    Proof of Fermat's little theorem
    Kinetic energy
    Entscheidungsproblem

    Influences

    • Holy Scripture, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Scholasticism, Ramon Llull, Thomas Aquinas, Francisco Suárez, Descartes, Jakob Thomasius, Spinoza

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (also Leibnitz or von Leibniz)[1