1635

Johann Christoph Sturm

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First name
Johann Christoph
Last name
Sturm
Date of Birth
1635
Date of Death
1703
Born in
Hilpoltstein
Died in
Altdorf

Johann Christoph Sturm studied mathematics, physics and theology in Jena (1656–62) and Leiden. He was professor of mathematics and philosophy in Altdorf (1669). Sturm enjoys a reputation in optics for the introduction (1676) of the first reflex camera. That contraption could produce an image on an oiled paper that was stretched across the opening in the top of the camera. See: ADB; DSB, vol. 4, p. 166; Gaab, 2004.