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Description of the life of Hermann Grassmann by his son Justus Grassmann, probably written shortly after the death of his father, 1877

In: From Past to Future: Graßmann's Work in Context

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  • Hans-Joachim Petsche

    (Universität Potsdam, Institut für Philosophie)

  • Albert C. Lewis

    (Educational Advancement Foundation)

  • Jörg Liesen

    (TU Berlin, Institut für Mathematik)

  • Steve Russ

    (University of Warwick, Dept. Computer Science)

Abstract

Hermann Günther Graßmann was born on the 13th of April 1809 in Stettin. He received his first education fromhis mother, Johanne néeMedenwald; later he attendedtheUnifiedRoy[al] and City GymnasiuminStettin, at which his father, JustusGüntherGraßmann, was Instructor of Mathematics and Physics. After completing the maturation examination he attended, together with his elder brother Gustav (born 2/7 07), the University of Berlin, in order to study theology. (Their father had also originally studied theology.) There, during his three years of study, he attended lectures withBoekh, Hengstenberg, Marheineke, Neander, Schleiermacher, v. Raumer, Ritter, andseems to have been drawn especially close to Schleiermacher, on whose lectures andworks many commentaries were found among the papers he left behind.

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  • Hans-Joachim Petsche & Albert C. Lewis & Jörg Liesen & Steve Russ, 2011. "Description of the life of Hermann Grassmann by his son Justus Grassmann, probably written shortly after the death of his father, 1877," Springer Books, in: Hans-Joachim Petsche & Albert C. Lewis & Jörg Liesen & Steve Russ (ed.), From Past to Future: Graßmann's Work in Context, pages 3-8, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-0346-0405-5_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0346-0405-5_1
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