Wolff, Christian

24. January 1679 – 9. April 1754

: Wolf :: von Wolff

German mathematician, legal scholar and philosopher during the Enlightenment.

In 1737-38, Christian Wolff published his magnum opus on mathematics, Elements of All Mathematical Sciences, which Johann Conrad Fischer read as a journeyman.

Traveljournal 1794

Youth and education
Frankfurt–Chemnitz, spring 1792 to spring 1793

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

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Cite as: Wolff, Christian. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7378, viewed on 12 October 2025.

[[title]] — Portrait of Christian Wolff (artist unknown, c. 1735)