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Johann Andreas Segner

Hungarian mathematician (1704-1777)
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Johann Andreas Segner
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
October 9, 1704, October 4, 1704[10]
Date of death
October 5, 1777
Place of birth
Bratislava
Place of death
Halle (Saale)
Country of citizenship
Germany, Hungary[13][14]
Occupation
physicist, mathematician, chemist, university teacher, botanist, physician, inventor, astronomer, naturalist[15][16][17][18]
Employer
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Göttingen, University of Jena[20][21][22]
Position held
Geheimrat[19]
Educated at
University of Jena[23]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society[26]
Child
Johann Wilhelm von Segner[12]
Doctoral advisor
Georg Erhard Hamberger, Simon Paul Hilscher[24][25]
Doctoral student
Johann Georg Büsch, Johann Ephraim Scheibel, Christian Garve, August Hermann Niemeyer[32][33][34][35]
Work location
Göttingen[40]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[50]
Academic thesis
De natura ac principiis medicinae[41]
Birth name
Segner János András[51]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exacten Wissenschaften, Memoria Hungarorum, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary, Neue Deutsche Biographie[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]
Family name
Segner[36]
Given name
Johann, János, András[37][38][39]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of London, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[27][28][29][30]
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Name in native language
Johann Andreas von Segner, Segner János András[52][53]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits
Place of burial
Stadtgottesacker[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johann Andreas von Segner en Johann Segner en Johann Andreas Segner cs Ján Andrej Segner cs Johann Andreas von Segner es Johann Segner fa یوهان آندریاس سگنر he יוהאן אנדראס זגנר hu Segner János András ja ヨハン・アンドレアス・フォン・ゼグナー pl Johann Andreas von Segner ro János András Segner ru Зегнер ru Зегнер, Иоганн Андреас фон ru Иоганн Андреас фон Зегнер sv Johann Andreas Segner zh 约翰·安德烈亚斯·塞格纳 zh 约翰·安德烈亚斯·泽格纳
🔖 Identifiers · 74
ISNI
0000000080770179
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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Alvin ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliography of the History of Slovakia ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biopsa ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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Catalogus Professorum Halensis ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
22668
FactGrid item ID
Investor relations
Find a Grave memorial ID
160284889
Freebase ID
/m/069_5g
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
55179
Hungarian National Namespace person ID (new)
660631
Hungarian National Namespace person ID (old)
276477
IdRef ID
086033646
Isidore scholar ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kulturstiftung.org person ID
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Libris-URI
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MR Author ID
158085
MacTutor biography ID
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Magyar életrajzi lexikon ID
ABC13280/13715
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
60782
Medvik ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
4046
Museum-digital person/organization ID
134561
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11619620
NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NSZL (VIAF) ID
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NSZL name authority ID
393596
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
140908
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000414594
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810555277605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068418256
Niedersächsische Personen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
OL792875A
PIM authority ID
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Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE079216
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
50503
SBN author ID
CFIV084534
SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
147078
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls010730992
Topic's main category
Category:Johann Andreas von Segner
Treccani ID
johann-andreas-von-segner
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
johann-andreas-von-segner
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/246280
Vienna History Wiki ID
37031
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kr62spv6
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJptVF6Jwv8qCgJ3mPyfMP
Yale LUX ID
person/0de245df-9f4d-4e40-92de-1b99f0c70359
ZbMATH author ID
von-segner.johann-andreas

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
physician, mathematician, physicist, chemist, inventor, botanist, university teacher
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, BEIC Digital Library
Member of 4
Royal Society of London, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Doctoral student 3
Christian Garve, August Hermann Niemeyer, Johann Georg Büsch
Doctoral students 3
Christian Garve, August Hermann Niemeyer, Johann Georg Büsch
Employer 3
University of Göttingen, University of Jena, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Given name 3
Johann, András, János
Award received 1
Fellow of the Royal Society
Country of citizenship 1
Hungary
Doctoral advisor 1
Georg Erhard Hamberger
Doctoral advisors 1
Georg Erhard Hamberger
Educated at 1
University of Jena
FactGrid item ID 1
Investor relations
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Segner
Place of birth 1
Bratislava
Place of death 1
Halle (Saale)
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Johann Andreas Segner was born on October 9, 1704[1], in Bratislava[2]. He died on October 5, 1777[3], in Halle (Saale)[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], mathematician[6], chemist[7], university teacher[8], and botanist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Johann Andreas Segner include Segner[54], an impact crater[55].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Johann Andreas Segner include Segner[54], an impact crater[55].

His notable doctoral advisees include Christian Garve[56], a philosopher[57], 1742–1798[58], of Kingdom of Prussia[59], specialised in philosophy[60]; Johann Georg Büsch[61], a statistician[62], 1728–1800[63], of Germany[64]; and August Hermann Niemeyer[65], a poet[66], 1754–1828[67], of Kingdom of Prussia[68], awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class[69].

FAQs

Where was Johann Andreas Segner born?

Johann Andreas Segner was born in Bratislava[2].

Where did Johann Andreas Segner die?

Johann Andreas Segner passed away in Halle (Saale)[4].

What did Johann Andreas Segner do for work?

Johann Andreas Segner worked as a physicist[5], mathematician[6], chemist[7], university teacher[8], and botanist[9].

Where did Johann Andreas Segner go to school?

Johann Andreas Segner was educated at University of Jena[23].

What awards did Johann Andreas Segner receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[26].

Related Entities

Hungary

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [44] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Segner, Johann Andreas (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . Segner, Johann Andreas (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Johann Wilhelm von Segner
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