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Birth
Leibniz was born on July 1st, 1646 in the Holy Roman Empire. -
Baptism
Just two days after his birth he was baptized. -
Father's Library
Just a year after his father passed away, who was a professor at the University of Leipzig. Leibniz inherited his father's library, in which he began studying philosophical and theological works. -
Began his College Education
Leibniz began college at his father's University at the age of 15. -
Bachelor's Degree
Leibniz earned his Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy. -
Wrote First Book / Doctorate in Law
In 1666, Leibniz wrote his first book, "De Arte Combinatoria", at the age of 19. He also received his doctorate to practice law during this year. -
Off to Paris
In 1672 Leibniz went to Paris, where he met Christiaan Huygens, who helped Leibniz perform a self-study which eventually elevated him into making huge mathematical contributions to integral calculus. -
Discovery of Calculus
Leibniz noted that he discovered a breakthrough in calculus on November 11th, 1675. He had discovered the use of integral calculus to find the area under the curve y = f(x). -
First Calculus Publication
It wasn't until the year 1684 that Leibniz published his first paper on Calculus. It was the publication of, "Nova methodus pro maximis et minimis." Which included a new way of solving for maximums and minimums. -
Leibniz Death
Leibniz passed away in the year 1716 in Hanover.
