Regiomontanus
German mathematician and astronomer (1436–1476) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the lunar crater, see Regiomontanus (crater).
Johannes Müller von Königsberg (6 June 1436 – 6 July 1476[1]), better known as Regiomontanus (/ˌriːdʒioʊmɒnˈteɪnəs/), 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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Born | 6 June 1436 Königsberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 6 July 1476(1476-07-06) (aged 40) |
Nationality | German |
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Fields | Mathematics (trigonometry), astronomy, astrology |
Institutions | Universitas Istropolitana |
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Notable students | Domenico Novara da Ferrara |
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Regiomontanus wrote under the Latinized name of Ioannes de Monteregio (or Monte Regio; Regio Monte); the toponym Regiomontanus was first used by Philipp Melanchthon in 1534. He is named after Königsberg in Lower Franconia, not the larger Königsberg (modern Kaliningrad) in Prussia.