Article ID: CBB710675257

The 1804 examination for the chair of Elementary Mathematics at the University of Prague (2021)

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In 1804 the chair of Elementary Mathematics at Prague University became vacant and a selection procedure, which consisted of a written and an oral examination, was announced. Only Bernard Bolzano and Ladislav Jandera took part in it. Jandera was appointed to the chair, whereas Bolzano became Professor of “Religious Doctrine.” In this paper we examine the context of this Concursprüfung, the performance of both candidates and the outcome, based on a number of related papers preserved at the Czech National Archives. In addition to this, we publish for the first time, albeit only in the online version of this paper, the transcription and English translation of Bolzano's written examination. Zusammenfassung Im Jahr 1804 wurde die Lehrkanzel der Elementarmathematik an der Prager Carl-Ferdinand-Universität durch die Pensionierung von Stanislav Vydra vakant. Die Concursprüfung, an der nur Bernard Bolzano und Ladislav Jandera teilnahmen, bestand aus einem schriftlichen und einem mündlichen Teil. Der Lehrstuhl ging an Jandera, während Bolzano Professor für “Religionslehre” wurde. Der vorliegende Aufsatz untersucht den Kontext der Concursprüfung, die Antworten der beiden Kandidaten und das Ergebnis, basierend auf einer Reihe von verwandten Papieren, die im Nationalarchiv in Prag aufbewahrt werden. Zusätzlich veröffentlichen wir als Anhang erstmals –wenn auch nur in der Online-Version dieses Aufsatzes– die englische Übersetzung und Transkription von Bolzanos schriftlichen Antworten.

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Authors & Contributors
Rusnock, Paul
Guillén, Elías Fuentes
Smith, James T.
Marchisotto, Elena Anne Corie
Bečvářová, Martina
Bair, Jacques
Concepts
Mathematics
Translations
Philosophy of mathematics
Logic
Geometry
Arithmetic
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
Places
Czechoslovakia
Prague (Czechia)
Italy
Germany
Egypt
Czech Republic
Institutions
University of Prague
Univerzita Karlova
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