Johann Beckmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Beckmann

German philosopher, economist and agronomist

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1739

Place of Birth: Hoya, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1811

Profession: writer, economist, biologist, university teacher, agronomist, philosopher, historian of technology

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Johann Beckmann (1739–1811) was a German scientific author and coiner of the word technology, to mean the science of trades.
He was the first man to teach technology and write about it as an academic subject.