Stanislaus Mink von Wennsshein

Stanislaus Mink von Wennsshein (also Wenusheim, Winusheim) was the pseudonym of Johann Just Winkelmann (1620 - 1699), under which he introduced a famous mnemonic system known as the major system (also called phonetic system or phonetic mnemonic system), which is over 300 years old and is used for memorizing numbers.



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