Christian Mayer (1719–1783)

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Biographical data

1719 642 Born in Modřice
1745 642 Entered the Society of Jesus in Mainz
1783 642 Died in Heidelberg

Education

642 Studied theology in Würzburg

Career

1748 – 1753 642 Teacher of philosophy, physics, literae humaniores in Aschaffenburg
– 1773 642 Teacher of mathematics, experimental physics in Heidelberg
642 Affiliated with the Royal Society in London

Miscellaneous

642 Elector Karl Theodor, educated by Jesuits, built astronomical observatories for Mayer to use
642 Mayer published his astronomical observations in various learned journals of the time
463 Mayer constructed astronomical observatories in Schwetzingen and Mannheim
642 Mayer kept in contact with learned societies in Göttingen , Philadelphia , Bologna , Munich , and Mannheim

Relations

1769 642 In 1761 and 1769, Mayer was invited by Catherine the Great to Saint Petersburg to study the passage of Venus
642 Mayer collaborated with Cassini on meridian calculation

Related subjects

Philosophy Theology Mathematics Physics Literae humaniores Experimental physics Astronomical observatories

Relations

Jacques Cassini

Catherine the Great

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Sources

463 Sommervogel, Carlos (Ed., Reprint 1960): Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus. Tome V.
642 Oñate, C. (2001): “Mayer, Christian”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, pp. 2585-2586.

Recommended Citation

Christian Mayer (1719–1783). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/929/.