GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ (1646-1716

Leibniz was born in Leipzig, east germany, on july 1, 1646. His father was a professor of moral philosophy, and at an early age Leibniz distinguished himself in the classics. At fifteen he entered the university of Leipzig, and age twenty he sould have recieved his doctorate but was denied by a faculty already jealous of his intellectual achievements. This occurred in 1666, while Newton was in Woolstherpe formulating his theories.
Leibniz procceded to university of altdorf, whare he recieved his degree and an often of a professorship. the latter he declined; instead, he set out on a career as a lawyear and diplomat, pursuing philosophy, logic, and mathematics as his intellectual inerest. He traveled widely, meeting many leading philosophers and scientist of his day (including Newton himself, during a trip to london to visit the royal society).
At one point, Leibniz was employed by the prominent Brunswick family as a lawyer and diplomat. One of his tasks was to produce records (by any means necessary) validating the family's claims to certain position and fortunes. Not one engage

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