Bernhard Varenius (1622-1650) / edited by Margret Schuchard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schuchard, Margret.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 159.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 159

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Varenius, Bernhardus, 1622-1650.

Varenius, Bernhardus.

Geographers--Germany--Biography.

Geographers.

Geography--History--17th century.

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bernhard Varenius’ books influenced the history of science in such a way that Isaac Newton, Alexander von Humboldt and Tsar Peter the Great all referred to him. Varenius wrote the first comprehensive description of Japan ( Descriptio regni Japoniae , 1649) from a European perspective, exclusively based on a diversity of sources. But the impact of his Geographia generalis (1650) explains his ranking among the founding fathers of geography as a science. He called ‘general’ geography a branch of (applied) mathematics which does not deal with regional specifics. The contributions in this book focus on his multi-faceted work, the influence of his books and the tragically short life of this young polymath from Germany who benefited from the intellectually stimulating milieu of Leiden and Amsterdam. Contributors include: Horst Walter Blanke, Reinhard Düchting, Klaus Lehmann, Robert Mayhew, Sandra Rebok, Folker Reichert, Frank Richter, Margret Schuchard, Denis J.B. Shaw, Ulrich Staffhorst, Johann Anselm Steiger, Rienk H. Vermij, and Ernst-Christian Volkmann.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / M. Schuchard

Introduction / M. Schuchard

Varenius And His Family: A Dynasty Dedicated To Scholarship And Rooted In Christian Philosophy / Margret Schuchard

Heinrich Varenius’ Rettung Von Johann Arndts Wahrem Christentum / Johann Anselm Steiger

Der Bildungsweg Des Jungen Bernhard Varenius / Klaus Lehmann

The Road To Authorship And Publications: Projects, Patronage And The Elzeviers / Margret Schuchard

Varenius And The World Of Learning In The Dutch Republic / Rienk Vermij

Reise- Und Entdeckungsgeschichtliche Grundlagen Der Descriptio Regni Iaponiae / Folker Reichert

Die Descriptio Regni Japoniae In Der Literarischen Tradition Der Europäischen ‘Descriptiones’ / Reinhard Düchting

Die Aneignung Und Strukturierung Von Wissen In Der Polyhistorie. Ein Fallbeispiel: Bernhard Varenius / Horst Walter Blanke

Varenius—Ein Geograph Zwischen Allen Stühlen? By Frank Richter † / M. Schuchard

Miszellen Zur Geographia Generalis Des Bernhard Varenius / Ulrich Staffhorst

Notes On Geographia Generalis And Its Introduction To England And North America / Margret Schuchard

From Hackwork To Classic: The English Editing Of The Geographia Generalis / Robert J. Mayhew

The Influence Of Bernhard Varenius In The Geographical Works Of Thomas Jefferson And Alexander Von Humboldt / Sandra Rebok

Bernhard Varenius’ Geographia Generalis And The Rise Of Modern Geographical Studies In Russia / Denis J.B. Shaw

Appendix: Extracts From Geographia Generalis (1650) Translation / Ernst-Christian Volkmann

Bibliography / M. Schuchard

List Of Contributors / M. Schuchard

Index Of Names / M. Schuchard.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-335) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-94003-8

9786611940034

90-474-3219-3

OCLC:

310403275

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004163638.i-351 DOI