Vincent Placcius [SEP] place of birth
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Excerpts.
John Gorton's General Biographical Dictionary provides the following information about Vincent Placcius:
"Vincent Placcius, a learned jurist, was born at Hamburg in 1642. He studied at Helmstadt, and after travelling in France and Italy, he returned to his native city, where he practiced at the bar, and was appointed professor of morals and eloquence, which post he held until his death in 1699. His principal work is a curious bibliographical piece respecting anonymous and pseudonymous writers, entitled "De Scriptis et
Vincent Placcius
Vincent Placcius (1642-1699) was a German writer, professor, jurist and polymath.
Life.
He was born in 1642 and died in 1699.
He was a professor of "morals and eloquence" for twenty-four years.
Works.
He is chiefly remembered for his work "The Art of Excerpting" which in its day could be considered to be a precursor to the computer hard disk.
Several of his works have been auctioned for huge sums by Christie's