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Burchard de Volder

Dutch mathematician
Person human Q1710035

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
July 26, 1643
Date of death
March 21, 1709, March 28, 1709[10]
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Place of death
Leiden
Country of citizenship
Dutch Republic[11]
Occupation
philosopher, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, university teacher, writer, physician[13][14]
Employer
Leiden University, Leiden University, Leiden University[17]
Field of work
natural philosophy[15]
Position held
rector magnificus of Leiden University[16]
Educated at
Leiden University, Utrecht University[18][19]
Doctoral advisor
Franciscus Sylvius, Johannes de Bruin[20][21]
Doctoral student
Herman Boerhaave, Bernard Mandeville, Gysbert Hendrik Casembroot[28][29][30]
Student of
Johannes de Bruin[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[35]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[37]
Family name
Volder[31]
Given name
Burchard, Burchardus[32][33]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[36]
Native language
Dutch[12]
P14977
RETE090303[38]
Student
Joseph Serrurier, Frederik Wilhelm Westhovius, Johannes Balthasar Helvetius, Esaias Rouxel, Lars Tammelin[22][23][24][25][26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000046840508
VIAF cluster ID
52526279
Library of Congress authority ID
no2007063394
GND ID
120665182
Academic Tree ID
618
Alvin ID
alvin-person:10282
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10657170c
Biblissima authority ID
Affiliated Managers Group
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00419809
DBNL author ID
vold004
DDB person (GND) ID
120665182
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120665182
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
e0a4f564-84b3-4224-918b-3f4c614ced66
FAST ID
1929953
FactGrid item ID
Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
Freebase ID
/m/03cqx36
IdRef ID
078767105
KBR person ID
14425352
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
120665182
Leidse Hoogleraren ID
444
MR Author ID
258506
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
101858
Museo Galileo authority ID
15142
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007423714205171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5159529
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069923531
Parsifal cluster ID
269699
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
119272
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
4234
Prabook ID
2482420
SBN author ID
MILV273022, BVEV216038
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hnf3t28f
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy4cy8kbHGmw7vGmHXTpP
Yale LUX ID
person/904c08aa-a847-4ba8-b106-578ba0ce8eba
ZbMATH author ID
de-volder.burchard

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, physicist, university teacher
Doctoral student 2
Herman Boerhaave, Bernard Mandeville
Doctoral students 2
Herman Boerhaave, Bernard Mandeville
Educated at 2
Leiden University, Utrecht University
Country of citizenship 1
Dutch Republic
Doctoral advisor 1
Franciscus Sylvius
Doctoral advisors 1
Franciscus Sylvius
Employer 1
Leiden University
Field of work 1
natural philosophy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Place of death 1
Leiden
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Burchard de Volder was born on July 26, 1643[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on March 21, 1709[3], in Leiden[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], mathematician[6], physicist[7], astronomer[8], and university teacher[9].

Why It Matters

Burchard de Volder's notable doctoral advisees include Bernard Mandeville[39], a philosopher[40], 1670–1733[41], of Dutch Republic[42] and Herman Boerhaave[43], a philosopher[44], 1668–1738[45], of Holland[46], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[47], specialised in medicine[48].

FAQs

Where was Burchard de Volder born?

Burchard de Volder's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Burchard de Volder die?

Burchard de Volder died in Leiden[4].

What did Burchard de Volder do for work?

Burchard de Volder worked as a philosopher[5], mathematician[6], physicist[7], astronomer[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Burchard de Volder go to school?

Burchard de Volder was educated at Leiden University[18] and Utrecht University[19].

Related Entities

Bernard Mandeville Dutch Republic Herman Boerhaave Leiden University

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  3. [27] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [9] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [26] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Employer → —
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