Andrea Strazzoni
2020.1.7Noctua
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A letter by Peter Hartzing to Gerhard Wolter Molanus is transcribed and translated, providing insight into Hartzing's life and intellectual interests.
Abstract
This contribution provides a transcription and translation of, and a comment- ary 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. Keywords : Peter Hartzing; Gerhard Wolter Molanus; Franciscus Sylvius; Anton Deusing; iatrochemistry; numismatics; Cartesianism; Gottfried Wil- helm von Leibniz. DOI : 10.14640/NoctuaVII4
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STRAZZONI, Andrea. A letter of peter hartzing to gerhard wolter molanus. Noctua, 2020, 7: 158–181.