Johann Just Winckelmann

Johann Just Winckelmann
Born19 August 1620
Died3 July 1699
Occupation(s)Chronicler
Historian
Parent(s)Johannes Winckelmann
Barbara Stumpf / Winckelmann

Johann Just Winckelmann (19 August 1620 – 3 July 1699) was a German writer and historian.[1]

Under his pseudonym Stanislaus Mink von Wennsshein (also Wenusheim, Winusheim) he is known for having introduced a mnemonic system, the Major System (also called phonetic system or phonetic mnemonic system), used for memorizing numbers.[2]

  1. ^ Julius Pistor (1898). Winckelmann, Johann Just. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Vol. 43. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig. pp. 363–364. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ Stanisl. Mink von Weunßhem (1650). Relatio novissima ex parnasso de arte reminiscentiae, Das ist: Neue wahrhafte Zeitung aus dem Parnassus von der Gedechtniß-Kunst. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

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