Simon Stevin
Simon Stevin (? 1584, Bruges / Brugge - ?, 1620, Den Haag) was a versatile man, known as scientist, mathematician, Newspeecher, engineer, astronomer, music theorist and just a general boss.
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Very little is known with certainty about Simon Stevin's life, and what we know is mostly inferred from other recorded facts. The exact birth date and the date and place of his death are uncertain. It is assumed he was born in Bruges, since he enrolled at Leiden University under the name Simon Stevinus Brugensis (meaning "Simon Stevin from Bruges"). His name is usually written as Stevin, but some documents regarding his father use the spelling Stevijn; this was a common spelling shift in 16th-century Dutch. Simon Stevin's mother, Cathelijne (or Catelyne), was the daughter of a wealthy family from Ypres; her father Hubert was a poorter of Bruges. Cathelijne would later marry Joost Sayon, who was involved in the carpet and silk trade and was a member of the schuttersgilde Sint-Sebastiaan. Through her marriage, Cathelijne became a member of a family of Calvinists; it is thought that Simon Stevin was likely brought up in the Calvinist faith. It is believed that Stevin grew up in a relatively affluent environment and enjoyed a good education. He was likely educated at a Latin school in his hometown.[1]
In 1581 Stevin again left his native Bruges and moved to Leiden where he attended the Latin school.[5] On 16 February 1583 he enrolled, under the name Simon Stevinus Brugensis (meaning "Simon Stevin from Bruges"), at Leiden University, which had been founded by William the Silent in 1575. Here he befriended William the Silent's second son and heir Prince Maurice, the Count of Nassau. Stevin is listed in the university's registers until 1590 and apparently never graduated.[1]
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to read
- blog
- books
- 1586 - De beghinselen der weeghconst - 139 pp - archive.org
- 1586 - De beghinselen des waterwichts - 81 pp - archive.org
- 1617 - Castrametatio, dat is legermeting beschreven door Symon Stevin van Brugghe - 73 pp - archive.org
- 1617 - Nievvve maniere van sterctebov, door spilsluysen beschreven door Symon Stevin van Brugghe - 77 pp - archive.org
- 1625 - L'arithmetiqve de Simon Stevin de Brvges - 912 pp - archive.org
- 1684 - Vita politica Het burgerlyk leven beschreven door Simon Stevin ... Seer noodig om in alle Houkse ofte Cabeljaawse tyden: ende bysonderlik gedurende onse binnen-landse verschillen in Holland, geleesen te werden - 24 pp - archive.org
to watch
- - Stadsbestuur Brugge - Simon Stevin van Brugghe: levensloop - YouTube
- - Stadsbestuur Brugge - Simon Stevin in ons dagelijks leven - YouTube
- Transformations of the unpublished writings and drawings of Simon Stevin - University of London - YouTube
- Replica van de zeilwagen van Simon Stevin ivm historische feest aan zee
to listen
- Simon Stevin Show, upcoming !
- 2019