Friedrich Leibniz

Friedrich Leibniz
Born1597 (1597)
Died1652 (aged 5455)
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig (M.A., 1622)
Spouse(s)Anna Fritzsche, Dorothea Voigt, Catharina Schmuck
Children8
RelativesGottfried Leibniz (son)
Scientific career
FieldsMoral philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Leipzig
Notable studentsJakob Thomasius

Friedrich Leibniz (or Leibnütz; 15971652) was a Lutheran lawyer and a notary, registrar and professor of moral philosophy within Leipzig University, where he also served as Dean of Philosophy. He was the father of Gottfried Leibniz.