Georg Joachim Rheticus
Mathematician, Academic
1514 – 1574
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Who was Georg Joachim Rheticus?
Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus, was a mathematician, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his trigonometric tables and as Nicolaus Copernicus's sole pupil. He facilitated the publication of his master's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.
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- Born
- Feb 16, 1514
Feldkirch - Religion
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Germany
- Austria
- Profession
- Education
- University of Zurich
- Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Charles University in Prague
- Died
- Dec 4, 1574
Košice
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on July 23, 2013
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