Johann Friedrich Hennert

Johann Friedrich Hennert
Born(1733-10-19)19 October 1733
Berlin, Prussia
Died30 March 1813(1813-03-30) (aged 79)
Utrecht, First French Empire
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Utrecht
Doctoral advisorLeonhard Euler
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
Doctoral studentsJean Henri van Swinden

Johann Friedrich Hennert (19 October 1733 – 30 March 1813) was German-born and lectured in mathematics and physics at the University of Utrecht. He was a significant student of Leonhard Euler. He was known for his inclination towards the British school of philosophy.

In 1769, he married to the poet and scientist Petronella Johanna de Timmerman. In 1786 he wrote her biography and published her poems as Nagelaatene gedichten.

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