| Authorised form of name | Leibknecht; Johann Georg (? 1679 - 1749) |
| Other forms of surname | Leibneicht |
| Liebknecht |
| Leibnecht |
| Dates | ? 1679 - 1749 |
| Nationality | German |
| Place of birth | Wasungen, Germany |
| Date of birth | 23 April 1678 or 1679 |
| Place of death | Giesse, Germany |
| Date of death | 17 September 1749 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Lutheran |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Gymnasium at Schleusingen; Jena; MA (1702); BD (1717), DD (1719)
Career:
Set out to travel to Holland but was prevented by ill health; Teacher of Mathematics, Halle (1706); invited to become tutor to the Princes of Coburg-Saalfeld, but instead accepted post of Professor of Mathematics, Giessen (1707-1737); Professor of Theology, Giessen (1721-death); Superintendent of Marburg, Darmstadt Section, and Member of the Consistory Court, Giessen (1729)
Memberships:
Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (1715); Berlin Academy (1716)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/12/1728 |
| Proposer | Edmond Halley |
| Sir Hans Sloane |
| John Gaspar Scheuchzer |
| Relationships | Son of Michael Liebknecht, schoolmaster, of Wasungen, and his wife, Margarethe Turckin.
Married: 1) Catharine Elisabeth, daughter of Nikolaus Caspar Elwerten, Physician, of Bensheim; 2) Regina Sophie, daughter of Johann Just Hoffmann, Physician, of Isenburg |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DBI; Jocher (1750)
Authority:
First Altname from Council Minutes; Liebknecht from DBI and Jocher; last from Journal Book. |
| Code | NA7964 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/R2/10 | Letter, from William Rutty to [Johann Georg] Liebkneicht, dated at London | 1728 |