Jost Bürgi (also Joost, Jobst; Latinized surname Burgius or Byrgius; 28 February 1552 – 31 January 1632), active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, a maker of astronomical instruments and a mathematician.
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1552 Lichtensteig, Toggenburg
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1632 (aged 79) Kassel, Holy Roman Empire
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