Leopold Biwald

Leopold Gottlieb Biwald ( born February 26, 1731 in Vienna, † September 8, 1805 in Graz) was a Jesuit, scientist and professor at the University of Graz.

At the age of 16 years Biwald entered the Jesuit order. He was rhetoric teacher at the Gymnasium in Ljubljana, received a doctorate in theology. and in 1761 professor of logic, and soon after of physics at the University of Graz. 1786-1787 and 1798-1799 he was rector.

His Johann Martin Fischer in 1807 designed bust (see picture) is in the large reading room of the University Library of Graz.

Works

• Theoria Philosophiae naturalis, redacta ad unam legem Virium in natura existentium auctore JR Boscovich SJ from ipo perpolita et aucta. Ex prima Editione Veneta com Catalogo operum ejus ad annum 1763rd Graz 1765
• De objectivi Micrometri usu in Planetarum diametris metiendis. Exercitatio optico - astronomica habita in Coll. P. P. S. J. Rome in 1765; Graz in 1768.
• Physica generalis et quam particularis auditorium philosophiae usibus accomodavit Leopoldus Biwald etc. etc. Graz 1766; 2nd edition 1769; 3rd edition 1774th (One time highly regarded textbook of physics )
• Selectae ex amoenitatibus academicis Caroli linnaei Dissertationes ad Universam naturalem historiam pertinentes, quas edidit et additamentis auxit LB e SJ Graz 1764
• Disseratatio de studii physici perpetuis Mediis et cum scientiis reliquis nexu. 1767