A Letter of Peter Hartzing to Gerhard Wolter Molanus

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14640/NoctuaVII4

Keywords:

Peter Hartzing, Gerhard Wolter Molanus, Franciscus Sylvius, Anton Deusing, iatrochemistry, numismatics, Cartesianism, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz

Abstract

This contribution provides a transcription and translation of, and a commentary on, a letter of the German-Dutch-Japanese polymath Peter Hartzing (1637–1680) to Gerhard Wolter Molanus (1633–1722), abbot of Loccum and famous collector of coins and medals. In the commentary, a survey of the life and intellectual endeavours of Hartzing is provided.

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2020-02-01

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)

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