Georg Joachim Rheticus
(1514-1574)
Austrian astronomer and mathematician
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Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus (/ˈrɛtɪkəs/; 16 February 1514 – 5 December 1576), was a mathematician, astronomer, 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 (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres).
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16 February 1514 Feldkirch, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire (in present-day Austria)
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| Died |
4 December 1574 (aged 60) Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary (in present-day Slovakia)
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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