| Surname | Zimmermann | |
| First Name | Johann Jakob | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Zürich | |
| Place of death | Zürich | |
| Year of birth | 1695 | |
| Year of death | 1756 | |
| Profession | Professor | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Place(s) of activity | Zürich | |
| Century | 18 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Hans Heinrich (a military surgeon) and Anna Rublin. In 1730 he married Regula Zimmerman, daughter of the pastor, Hans Konrad Zimmerman. After her death he married Regula Schaufelberger. In 1731 he became a Professor of Natural Law and Divinity. Later, in 1746, he was elected a Member of the Academy of Science in Berlin. He was considered heterodox by his peers. | |
| Title | (f?) Lebens Beschreibung Johann Jacob Zimmermans [...] | |
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| Period writen | 1747 until 1756 | |
| Period covered | 1695 to 1756 | |
| Format / Language | Probably a copy (the original seems to have been lost) | |
| Physical description | 2 notebooks : Notebook I: 100 pages, Notebook II: 58 pages |
| Content |
He mainly keeps a note of his scientific activities. On occasion they are interspersed with personal remarks. The ZBZH HSA (Zurich) has another copy of this text (Ms. G 309, no. 60. p. 1-108) |
| Place of deposit | ZBZ |
| Classification | Ms. Bodmer 41. 28 |
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| Secondary litterature |
O. F. Fritzsche. Vita J. J. Zimmermanns. In: Turici 1841, S. 6. |
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| Author | Basel |
