Biographies

of Famous Men

from

the times

of the

Restoration of the Sciences The "Restoration of the Sciences" (Wiederherstellung der Wissenschaften) refers to the Renaissance, the period of European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and the revival of classical learning.

C. Meiners

Royal Great-British Court Councilor and ordinary

During this era, the Kings of Great Britain also served as the Electors of Hanover; thus, an official in Göttingen (part of Hanover) held a "Great-British" title. An "ordinary" teacher refers to a full professor (Professor Ordinarius).

teacher of worldly wisdom in Göttingen.

"Worldly wisdom" (Weltweisheit) was the standard 18th-century German term used to describe Philosophy.

Volume One.

Zurich,

at Orell, Geßner, Füßli and Company. 1795.