Johan Ludvig Heiberg (historian)

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J. L. Heiberg
J. L. Heiberg in 1918

Johan Ludvig Heiberg (27 November 1854 – 4 January 1928) was a

T. L. Heath translated into English. He also published an edition of Ptolemy's Almagest.[1]

Early life and education

Heiberg was born in Aalborg, the son of medical doctor Emil Theodor Heiberg (1820–93) and Johanne (Hanne) Henriette Jacoba Schmidt (1821–83).[2] He was related to 19th-century Danish poet Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791–1860). His sister, Johanne Louise Heiberg (1860–1934), married biochemist Max Henius (1859–1935).[3]

Heiberg matriculated from Aalborg Cathedral School in 1871. He and acquired a degree in classical philology from the University of Copenhagen in 1876 and spent the next few years teaching. He acquired a doctorate degree with the dissertation Quæstiones Archimedeæ in 1879.[4]

Career

From 1884 to 1896, alongside first Søren Georg Møller (1834–1890) and then Søren Ludvig Tuxen (1850–1919), he was principal of Borgerdyd School in Østerbro. Heiberg was Professor of Classical Philology at the

Serenus of Antinouplis (1896), Ptolemy (1898/1903), and Hero of Alexandria (1899). Many of his editions are still in use today.[5]

Archimedes Palimpsest

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th-century parchment codex palimpsest. Heiberg inspected the

ultraviolet light. The Archimedes Palimpsest is currently stored at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.[6]

Personal life

On 6 April 1879, he was married to Cathrine Asmussen (7 October 1856 - 25 August 1929), daughter of first lieutenant and later captain Michael Overgaard Asmussen (1827–92) and Laura Nicoline Margrethe Johnsen (1830–92).

Heiberg is one of the men seen in Peder Severin Krøyer's monumental 1897 group portrait painting A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. He was also painted by Harald Slott-Møller (c. 1900, Frederiksborg Museum) and by Niels Vinding Dorph (1907, Frederiksborg Museum). He is also seen in drawings by Alfred Schmidt (Frederiksborg Museum) and Aage Roose (1924, Frederiksborg Museum).

Heiberg was created a Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1907 and a Commander Second Class in 1924. He was awarded the Cross of Honour in 1916.

The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Prix Binoux for 1912.[7]

Selected works

  • Glossae medicinales (1924)
  • Attiske Gravmæler (1895)
  • Euclidis Opera omnia (1883–1916), Leipzig, Teubner, 9 volumes (including the Elements in volumes 1–5, 1883–1888), with Heinrich Menge
  • Quæstiones Archimedeæ (1879)

Notable students

References

  1. ^ "Heiberg, J.L." Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "I34944: CARSLAKE, Elizabeth Catherine (____ - ____)". genealogy.munthe.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
  3. ^ "Max Henius". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 17 July 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Johan Ludvig Heiberg". kalliope.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Borgerdydskolerne". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "History of The Archimedes Manuscript". The Archimedes Palimpsest. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Séance du 16 décembre". Le Moniteur Scientifique du Docteur Quesneville: 135. February 1913.
  8. ^ "Ingeborg Hammer-Jensen". 22 April 2023.

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