Biography:Johann Friedrich Hennert

Johann Friedrich Hennert
Born	(1733-10-19)19 October 1733 Berlin, Prussia
Died	30 March 1813(1813-03-30) (aged 79) Utrecht
Nationality	German
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics Physics
Institutions	University of Utrecht
Doctoral advisor	Leonhard Euler Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

Johann Friedrich Hennert (19 October 1733 – 30 March 1813) was Germany -born and lectured in mathematics and physics at the University of Utrecht. He was a significant student of Leonhard Euler. He was known for his inclination towards the United Kingdom school of philosophy.

Work

Hennert held the chair of mathematics at the University of Utrecht until 1805.

Hennert was an important figure in the history of Dutch mathematics. He wrote a number of textbooks on differential calculus.

Illustration of Problemata de centro aequilibrii potentiarum obliquarum vecti adplicatarum. ... from Acta Eruditorum, 1761

Jan van Swinden was one of his most important students.

References

• van Berkel, Klaas; van Helden, Albert; Palm, L. C. (1998). A History of Science in the Netherlands: Survey, Themes and Reference. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-10006-7. 
• Helmers Dini M., Timmerman, Petronella Johanna de, in: Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland.

External links

• Johann Friedrich Hennert at the Mathematics Genealogy Project