Portrait of Peter Ramus
Date
1580-1613
Sitter
Pierre Gassendi (1592 - 1655, French) , Logician
Creator
Johan Bussemacher (German) , Engraver
After
II Sichem (1581 - 1658, Dutch) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
v6 p161
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (Plate): 140mm
width (Plate): 91mm
width (Plate): 91mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of Petrus Ramus, engraved by Johan Bussemacher. Framed with coloured slips of decorative pattern.
Petrus Ramus (1515-1572) was a French humanist, logician and educational reformer. He wrote several books against traditional Aristotelianism, and suggesting alternative methods of learning with the use of tables to structure the materials.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Petrus Ramus (1515-1572) was a French humanist, logician and educational reformer. He wrote several books against traditional Aristotelianism, and suggesting alternative methods of learning with the use of tables to structure the materials.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
Related fellows
Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place