Johannes Müller von Königsberg (6 June 1436 – 6 July 1476), better known as Regiomontanus (), was a mathematician, astrologer and astronomer of the German Renaissance, active in Vienna, Buda and Nuremberg. His contributions were instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the decades following his death.
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6 June 1436 Konigsberg, Germany
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6 July 1476 (aged 40) Rome, Italy
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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