Article ID: CBB001420238

Statesman and Scholar: Herwart von Hohenburg as Patron and Author in the Republic of Letters (2014)

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A biography of Bavarian Chancellor Johann Georg Herwart von Hohenburg, a scholar within the Republic of Letters, is presented. He was notable for his correspondence with scientific leaders including astronomer Johannes Kepler, whom he befriended and mentored. He was born in Augsburg, Germany in 1553, studied law at the University of Ingolstadt, and was appointed Chancellor in Munich, Germany in 1585 under the administration of Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria. His work as a mathematician and chronologist are detailed.

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Authors & Contributors
Andrews, Noam
Roberto Biancarelli Martinelli
Berns, Andrew
Wlodarczyk, Jaroslaw
Smith, Fenny
Seck, Friedrich
Concepts
Correspondence and corresponding
Cosmology
Astronomy
Mathematics
Biographies
Mathematicians
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
Early modern
Renaissance
20th century, early
15th century
Places
Italy
Europe
Germany
Bavaria (Germany)
Prague (Czechia)
Poland
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