Rudolph Snel van Royen, Latinised as Rudolphus Snellius, born on 5 October 1546 at Oudewater and dead on 2 March 1613, was a Dutch linguist and mathematician who held appointments at the University of Marburg and the University of Leiden and influenced some of the leading political and intellectual forces of the Dutch Golden Age. He studied at the University of Cologne under Valentin Naboth and at Heidelberg under Immanuel Tremellius, and although trained in Aristotelian logic he was impressed by the new logic of Petrus Ramus, which he taught along with mathematics and languages. In 1578 he accepted a professorship of Hebrew and mathematics at the University of Leiden, where he taught until his death. He was the father of Willebrord Snellius.
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Rudolph Snel van Royen (5 October 1546 – 2 March 1613), Latinized as Rudolphus Snellius, was a Dutch linguist and mathematician who held appointments at the University of Marburg and the University of Leiden.
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Rudolph Snel van Royen (5 October 1546-2 March 1613), Latinized as Rudolphus Snellius, was a Dutch linguist and mathematician who held appointments at the University of Marburg and the University of Leiden.
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Rudolph Snel van Royen (5 October 1546-2 March 1613), Latinized as Rudolphus Snellius, was a Dutch linguist and mathematician who held appointments at the University of Marburg and the University of Leiden.
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At maturity he left to study at the University of Cologne under Valentin Naboth and at the University of Heidelberg under Immanuel Tremellius and soon received a teaching position at the University of Marburg.
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At maturity he left to study at the University of Cologne under Valentin Naboth and at the University of Heidelberg under Immanuel Tremellius and soon received a teaching position at the University of Marburg.
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He received his early education at a school run by his father and was introduced to mathematics at a young age.
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