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Erhard Hofmann

Born: 1544 · Heidingsfeld (Unterfranken) · Died: 1593 · auf der Wolfsburg

Phil. Prof. d. höheren Mathematik (1576–1593)

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Faculty
Faculty of Philosophy
Born
1544 · Heidingsfeld (Unterfranken)
Died
1593 · auf der Wolfsburg
Spouse(s)
Anna Hofmann geborene Breuning, Heirat 1575
GND
102511594
Linked matriculations
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Academic chronology

Chairs and career

  1. 1576–1593 Lehrstuhl für höhere Mathematik, Helmstedt
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Document corpus

Linked documents

Lectures 5
  1. 1581A
    M: Erhardus Hofmannus tribus septimanae diebus Arithmeticam Frisii, tribus itidem in Theoria planetarum traditurus est.Lectio publica · Philosophische Fakultät
  2. 1587B
    [...] reliquis diebus Iouis Veneris et Saturni eadem hora praecepta Arithmeticae Cossicae.Lectio publica · Philosophische Fakultät
  3. 1587B
    M. Erhardus Hofman Mathematum professor post absolutam secundorum mobilium Theoriam per hoc semestre hybernum, tribus diebus Lunae Martis et Mercurij hora octaua matutina proponet doctrinam triangulorum planorum et Sphaericorum [...]Lectio publica · Philosophische Fakultät
  4. 1582A
    [...] Reliquis diebus eadem hora explicat doctrinam secundorum mobilium eorundemq. Usum monstrat in tabulis Prutemicis. Hunc tractatum hoc semestri Deo volente absoluet.Lectio publica · Philosophische Fakultät
  5. 1582A
    M. Erhardus Hofman Mathematum Professor diebus Lunae et Martis hora I evoluit Elementa geometriae Euclideae: Et hoc tempore duos priores libros absoluit, tertium etiam adjunget, hoc absoluto proponet praecepta Arithmetices Gemmae Frisii. [...]Lectio publica · Philosophische Fakultät
Activity reports 0

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Dissertations 0

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Participation in dissertations 0

No dissertation participation has been identified.

Speeches and programmes 0

No associated speeches or programmes have been identified.

Participation in speeches/programmes 0

No participation in speeches or programmes has been identified.

Matriculations 0

No matriculation could be linked with certainty.

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  1. Place Erhard Hofmann within the Faculty of Philosophy.
  2. Reconstruct the academic chronology from documented chairs.
  3. Connect teaching, dissertations and documented public activity.
  4. Distinguish catalogued facts from gaps in the record.
  5. Recall the essential dates, places and relationships from memory.

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Fakultätfaculty
Matrikelmatriculation register

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Faculty

Faculty of Philosophy

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Place Erhard Hofmann within the Faculty of Philosophy.

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Academic chronology

Born: 1544 · Heidingsfeld (Unterfranken) · Died: 1593 · auf der Wolfsburg

Active recall

Reconstruct the academic chronology from documented chairs.

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Lectures

5

Active recall

Connect teaching, dissertations and documented public activity.

04

Dissertations

0

Active recall

Distinguish catalogued facts from gaps in the record.

05

Matriculations

0

Active recall

Recall the essential dates, places and relationships from memory.

Overview

Person → Faculty → Chair → Documents → Academic network. Teaching connects to lectures, research to dissertations, and institutional life to reports and programmes.

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  1. Where does Erhard Hofmann sit within the faculty structure?
  2. Which three milestones define the academic chronology?
  3. Which document type provides the strongest evidence in this dossier?
  4. Which academic or family relationship is explicitly documented?
  5. Which gap requires another source?

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Primary catalogue source: Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel. Local edition generated from the public exports of professors, matriculations, lectures, reports, dissertations and speeches/programmes.

Permanent local identifier: AJ-P-0109