30:
310:
208:
22:
200:
635:
171:, and in 1594 he succeeded Erhardus Hoffmann in the higher mathematical chair. In 1596 he became M.D. of the university, and began publicly to teach physic and to act as præses at the recitation of medical dissertations. In 1599 he was dean of the faculty of philosophy; in 1603 he resigned his mathematical professorship, and in 1604 became
178:
Liddel returned to
Scotland in 1607, financially secure. In 1612 he endowed the university of Aberdeen with lands for the education and support of six poor scholars; and in 1613 he endowed a professorship of mathematics in
240:
estate from the Leslie family around 1600. A substantial part of the
Pitmedden estate was also gifted to the university, with the residue passing to Duncan's brother Peter Liddell in May 1614.
355::’]—dedicated to James I of England. Another edition was published at Lyon in 1624 by Serranus; and in 1628 a third edition appeared at Hamburg. This and the next work were in the
648:
707:
702:
712:
325:, Helmstadt, 1605; medical theses maintained by himself and his pupils, 1592–1605: the volume is dedicated to John Craig. A posthumous edition, under the title
29:
211:
107:. In 1584 he returned to Frankfurt, took pupils in mathematics and philosophy, and took up the study of physic. In 1587 an epidemic drove him to the
157:
309:
160:. Caselius had already been appointed to the chair of philosophy there. Next year Liddel obtained the lower mathematical chair vacated by
207:
722:
653:
599:
548:
492:
475:
199:
717:
672:
252:, was erected on the Pitmedden estate in 1637 by the Senatus of Aberdeen to Liddell's memory. Now located south-east of
73:
21:
383:, Hamburg, 1628, an exposure of a supposed miracle—a boy having a golden tooth—which had imposed on the credulity of
264:
Liddel was reputed as a mathematician in
Germany, where he was said to have been the first to teach the astronomy of
529:
253:
276:. Caselius considered that Liddel was the first teacher of Brahe's system; and Brahe complained of plagiarism.
188:
153:
289:
401:
161:
81:
61:
469:
108:
677:
131:
116:
215:
697:
692:
384:
284:
356:
230:
57:
166:
141:; and received the degree of M.A. in philosophy. With the help of his new contacts, he visited
226:
180:
127:
604:
553:
497:
360:
273:
77:
136:
121:
425:
389:
184:
104:
88:
60:. Having received an education in languages and philosophy at the local school and the
686:
639:
69:
468:
295:
146:
100:
44:; 1561 – 17 December 1613) was a Scottish mathematician, physician and astronomer.
616:
565:
509:
364:
269:
142:
112:
608:
557:
501:
644:
464:
265:
172:
92:
668:
279:
In theology, also, Liddel built a reputation. He found arguments against the
237:
65:
432:. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)
280:
87:
Three years later Craig returned to
Scotland to become physician to King
53:
536:(2000), Thoemmes Press (two volumes), article Liddel, Duncan, p. 517–9.
96:
152:
Shortly after his return to
Frankfurt in 1590, Liddel joined the new
84:
was teaching logic and mathematics; Craig superintended his studies.
638: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
308:
206:
28:
20:
219:
534:
The
Dictionary of Seventeenth Century British Philosophers
183:. He died in Aberdeen on 17 December 1613, at age 51. His
420:
418:
229:. A brass memorial figure of him was later set up in the
373:, Hamburg, 1610; republished by Serranus with the
578:Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions: Dyce p.4
16:Scottish mathematician, physician and astronomer
225:Liddel bequeathed his books and instruments to
657:. Vol. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
479:. Vol. 33. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
25:Contemporary engraving of Duncan Liddel c.1600
8:
603:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
552:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
496:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
72:first, he arrived after a few months at the
198:
600:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
587:Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions
549:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
493:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
414:
597:Vance, Shona MacLean. "Dun, Patrick".
525:
523:
521:
519:
149:in 1587 and again the following year.
91:, and Liddel, on his advice, moved to
64:, he went abroad at age 18. Moving to
708:17th-century Scottish medical doctors
703:16th-century Scottish medical doctors
459:
457:
455:
453:
451:
449:
447:
398:Artis Conservandi Sanitatem Libri duo
337:De Medicinæ Definitione et Principiis
329:, was published at Helmstadt in 1720.
99:, where he studied mathematics under
7:
713:Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
298:at Helmstedt in a divisive fashion.
490:Molland, George. "Liddel, Duncan".
294:, who had deployed the doctrine of
335:, Hamburg, 1608, in five books—I.
14:
654:Dictionary of National Biography
633:
476:Dictionary of National Biography
323:Disputationum Medicinalium Liber
158:Julius of Brunswick-WolfenbĂĽttel
115:, where he became the friend of
546:Burns, J. H. "Gray, Gilbert".
1:
673:Mathematics Genealogy Project
617:UK public library membership
566:UK public library membership
510:UK public library membership
400:, Aberdeen, 1651; edited by
327:Universæ Medicinæ Compendium
306:Liddel wrote medical books:
74:Viadrina European University
248:A four-sided memorial, the
739:
426:"Dyce, Liddell's Monument"
254:Pitmedden railway station
381:Tractatus de Dente Aureo
723:Scottish mathematicians
317:(1608) by Duncan Liddel
154:University of Helmstedt
609:10.1093/ref:odnb/66918
558:10.1093/ref:odnb/11338
502:10.1093/ref:odnb/16639
470:"Liddel, Duncan"
371:De Febribus Libri tres
318:
272:side by side with the
222:
204:
191:of Marischal College.
62:University of Aberdeen
34:
26:
718:Scottish philosophers
312:
210:
202:
109:University of Rostock
32:
24:
363:, but admitted some
349:De Signorum Doctrina
214:to Duncan Liddel in
162:Franciscus Parcovius
156:established by Duke
231:Kirk of St Nicholas
175:of the university.
52:Liddel was born in
678:The Liddel Library
319:
236:Liddel bought the
223:
205:
103:, and encountered
35:
27:
615:(Subscription or
564:(Subscription or
508:(Subscription or
227:Marischal College
181:Marischal College
132:Cornelius Martini
128:Heinrich Brucaeus
117:Johannes Caselius
80:), where a Scot,
730:
658:
637:
636:
621:
620:
612:
594:
588:
585:
579:
576:
570:
569:
561:
543:
537:
527:
514:
513:
505:
487:
481:
480:
472:
461:
442:
441:
439:
437:
422:
393:
361:learned medicine
313:Title page from
293:
274:Ptolemaic system
216:Pitmedden Estate
170:
140:
125:
78:Frankfurt (Oder)
738:
737:
733:
732:
731:
729:
728:
727:
683:
682:
665:
647:, ed. (1893). "
643:
634:
625:
624:
614:
596:
595:
591:
586:
582:
577:
573:
563:
545:
544:
540:
528:
517:
507:
489:
488:
484:
463:
462:
445:
435:
433:
424:
423:
416:
411:
387:
385:Gregor Horstius
353:De Therapeutica
304:
287:
262:
250:Liddel Monument
246:
203:Pitmedden House
197:
164:
134:
119:
50:
17:
12:
11:
5:
736:
734:
726:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
685:
684:
681:
680:
675:
664:
663:External links
661:
660:
659:
649:Liddel, Duncan
623:
622:
589:
580:
571:
538:
515:
482:
467:, ed. (1893).
443:
413:
412:
410:
407:
406:
405:
395:
378:
368:
341:De Physiologia
330:
303:
300:
285:Daniel Hofmann
261:
258:
245:
242:
196:
193:
185:funeral sermon
105:Andreas Dudith
70:Polish Prussia
49:
46:
42:Duncan Liddell
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
735:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
690:
688:
679:
676:
674:
670:
669:Duncan Liddel
667:
666:
662:
656:
655:
650:
646:
641:
640:public domain
632:
631:
630:
629:
618:
610:
606:
602:
601:
593:
590:
584:
581:
575:
572:
567:
559:
555:
551:
550:
542:
539:
535:
531:
526:
524:
522:
520:
516:
511:
503:
499:
495:
494:
486:
483:
478:
477:
471:
466:
460:
458:
456:
454:
452:
450:
448:
444:
431:
427:
421:
419:
415:
408:
403:
399:
396:
391:
386:
382:
379:
376:
372:
369:
366:
362:
359:tradition of
358:
354:
350:
346:
345:De Pathologia
342:
338:
334:
331:
328:
324:
321:
320:
316:
311:
307:
301:
299:
297:
291:
286:
282:
277:
275:
271:
267:
259:
257:
255:
251:
243:
241:
239:
234:
232:
228:
221:
217:
213:
209:
201:
194:
192:
190:
187:was given by
186:
182:
176:
174:
168:
163:
159:
155:
150:
148:
144:
138:
133:
129:
123:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
85:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
47:
45:
43:
39:
38:Duncan Liddel
33:Duncan Liddel
31:
23:
19:
652:
627:
626:
598:
592:
583:
574:
547:
541:
533:
491:
485:
474:
434:. Retrieved
429:
397:
380:
374:
370:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
326:
322:
314:
305:
296:double truth
278:
263:
249:
247:
235:
233:, Aberdeen.
224:
189:Gilbert Gray
177:
151:
101:Paul Wittich
86:
51:
41:
37:
36:
18:
698:1613 deaths
693:1561 births
645:Lee, Sidney
628:Attribution
530:Andrew Pyle
465:Lee, Sidney
402:Patrick Dun
388: [
365:Paracelsian
288: [
283:theologian
270:Tycho Brahe
165: [
143:Tycho Brahe
135: [
120: [
113:Mecklenburg
687:Categories
619:required.)
568:required.)
532:(editor),
512:required.)
375:Ars Medica
367:doctrines.
333:Ars Medica
315:Ars medica
266:Copernicus
260:Reputation
173:pro-rector
82:John Craig
436:24 August
238:Pitmedden
377:in 1624.
281:Lutheran
244:Memorial
212:Memorial
89:James VI
58:Scotland
54:Aberdeen
671:at the
642::
430:Canmore
357:Galenic
343:; III.
268:and of
97:Silesia
93:Breslau
613:
562:
506:
347:; IV.
339:; II.
195:Legacy
66:Gdańsk
40:(also
409:Notes
392:]
351:; V.
302:Works
292:]
169:]
139:]
124:]
438:2015
220:Dyce
130:and
48:Life
651:".
605:doi
554:doi
498:doi
147:Ven
145:in
111:in
95:in
68:in
689::
518:^
473:.
446:^
428:.
417:^
390:de
290:de
256:.
218:,
167:pt
137:de
126:,
122:de
56:,
611:.
607::
560:.
556::
504:.
500::
440:.
404:.
394:.
76:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
