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
Bečvářová, Martina
Bair, Jacques
Heinig, Peter
Martínez-Adame, Carmen
Journals
History and Philosophy of Logic
Historia Mathematica
British Journal for the History of Mathematics
Science in Context
Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
NTM: Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Technik und Medizin
Publishers
Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin
Springer International Publishing
Rodopi
Oxford University Press
Harvard University Press
Ellipses
Concepts
Mathematics
Translations
Philosophy of mathematics
Logic
Geometry
Number theory; number concept
People
Bolzano, Bernard
Euclid
Maschka, Josef
Weber, Heinrich
Schulze, Johann Heinrich
Pieri, Mario
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
Edo period (Japan, 1603-1868)
20th century, early
Places
Czechoslovakia
Prague (Czechia)
Japan
Italy
Germany
Egypt
Institutions
University of Prague
Univerzita Karlova
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