Johann Andreas Segner

Johann Andreas Segner
Johann Andreas Segner's portrait
Born9 October 1704
Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia)
Died5 October 1777(1777-10-05) (aged 72)
Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, (now Halle, Germany)
CitizenshipKingdom of Hungary
Known forSegner wheel
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsJena
Göttingen
Halle
Doctoral advisorGeorg Erhard Hamberger
Simon Paul Hilscher
Doctoral studentsJohann Georg Büsch

Johann Andreas von Segner (Hungarian: Segner János András, German: Johann Andreas von Segner, Slovak: Ján Andrej Segner, Latin: Iohannes Andreas de Segner; October 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777) was a Hungarian scientist of German descent. He was born in the Kingdom of Hungary, in the former Hungarian capital city of Pozsony, or Pressburg (today Bratislava).

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