Bartholomäus Keckermann (c. 1572 – 25 August (or July) 1609) was a German writer,

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theologian and philosopher. He is known for his ''Analytic Method''. As a writer on rhetoric, he is compared to

Gerhard Johann Vossius Gerrit Janszoon Vos (March or April 1577, Heidelberg – 19 March 1649, Amsterdam), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian. Life He was the son of Johannes (Jan) Vos, a Protestant from the Ne ...

, and considered influential in Northern Europe and England.

Biography

Keckermann was born in Gdańsk ( Danzig), in the

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, to Calvinists Georg and Gertrude Keckermann and attended the local Academic Gymnasium before moving on to the

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(May 1590) and the

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(spring 1592). However following the death of Prince

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in 1591, Keckermann participated in the migration of Calvinist academics to the

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in October 1592. He received his

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degree on 27 February 1595. On 4 February he was appointed Professor of Hebrew there. In 1601 he returned to his home town to teach as rector (1602–1608) at the

Gymnasium of Danzig The Academic Gymnasium Danzig (german: Akademisches Gymnasium Danzig, pl, Gdańskie Gimnazjum Akademickie, Latin: ''Gymnasium Dantiscanum'') was a school founded in Gdańsk, Poland. It was founded in 1558 by Johann Hoppe (1512–1565), who had p ...

. His numerous works were published towards the end of his short life, or (most of them) posthumously. Keckermann died in Danzig. He is described in

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's works.

Publications

Publications:Mueller science
look for Spezialitäten / system / systsmtitel (1556-2006), retrieved 16 May 2008. *''Praecognitorum logicorum tractatus tres'' ( Hanau, 1599). *''Systema grammaticae Hebraeae, sive, sanctae linguae exactior methodus'' (Hanau, ca. 1600?). *''Systema logicae, tribus libris adornatum, pleniore praeceptorum methodo, et commentariis scriptis ad praeceptorum illustrationem'' (Hanau, 1600). *''Systema logicae, compendiosa methodo'' (Hanau, 1601). *''Systema S. S. Theologiae, tribus libris adornatum. Methodum ac dispositione operis tabula praefixa adumbrat. Cum indice rerum & verborum locupletissimo'' (Hanau, 1602). *''Systema logicae minus. Succincto praeceptorum compendio tribus libris adornatum ... ut servire possit gymnasio Dantiscano ...'' (Gdansk, 1605). *''Gymnasium logicum'' (London, 1606). *''Systema disciplinae politicae, publicis praelectionibus anno MDCVI propositum in gymnasio Dantiscano'' (Hanau, 1607). *''Systema ethicae, tribus libris adornatum tpublicis praelectionibus traditum in gymnasio Dantiscano'' (Hanau and London, 1607). *''Systema rhetoricae, in quo artis praecepta plene et methodice traduntur'' (Hanau, 1608). *''Apparatus practicus sive idea methodica et plena totius philosophiae practicae'' (Hanau, 1609). *''Scientiae metaphysicae compendiosum systema'' (Hanau, 1609). *''Systematis logici plenioris'' (Hanau, 1609). *''Systema physicum, septem libris adornatum'' (Hanau, 1610). *''Systema astronomiae compendiosum'' (Hanau, 1611). *''Systema geographicum duobus libris adornatum'' (Hanau, 1612). *''Systema systematum clarissimi viri Dr. Bartholomaei Keckermanni, omnia hujus autoris scripta philosophica uno volumine comprehensa lectori exhibens'', 2 vols. (Hanau, 1613).

References

Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy The ''Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' is an encyclopedia of philosophy edited by Edward Craig that was first published by Routledge in 1998 (). Originally published in both 10 volumes of print and as a CD-ROM, in 2002 it was made availabl ...

''. Routledge; 2000.
Joseph S. Freedman ''The Career and Writings of Bartholomäus Keckermann (d.1609)''
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 141 (3): 305-364 (1997); reprinted in: J. S. Freedman ''Philosophy and the Arts in Central Europe, 1500-1700''. Aldershot, Ashgate, 1999. *Ralf Kern. ''Wissenschaftliche Instrumente in ihrer Zeit''. Vol. 1: ''Vom Astrolab zum mathematischen Besteck''. Cologne, 2010. p. 338.

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