Nicolas Michel
Historian and philosopher of mathematics
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, where I work under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Thomas Morel.
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, where I work under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Thomas Morel.
My research concerns primarily the history and epistemology of geometry in modern Europe. It seeks to relate technical developments in geometry to changes in how mathematics was viewed as a component of human knowledge and culture. It does so by combining the close-reading of mathematical texts with a thick description of the broader cultural and intellectual context in which these sources were produced, read, and circulated.
My research concerns primarily the history and epistemology of geometry in modern Europe. It seeks to relate technical developments in geometry to changes in how mathematics was viewed as a component of human knowledge and culture. It does so by combining the close-reading of mathematical texts with a thick description of the broader cultural and intellectual context in which these sources were produced, read, and circulated.
Get in touch at nicolasmichel.univ@gmail.com
Get in touch at nicolasmichel.univ@gmail.com