A Letter of Peter Hartzing to Gerhard Wolter Molanus

Abstract

This contribution provides a transcription and translation of, and a commentary on, a letter of the German-Dutch-Japanese polymath Peter Hartzing (1637–1680) to Gerhard Wolter Molanus (1633–1722), abbot of Loccum and famous collector of coins and medals. In the commentary, a survey of the life and intellectual endeavours of Hartzing is provided.

Keywords

• peter hartzing
• gerhard wolter molanus
• franciscus sylvius
• anton deusing
• iatrochemistry
• numismatics
• cartesianism
• gottfried wilhelm von leibniz