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Petrus Apianus

1495 - 1552

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Petrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552), also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. His work on "cosmography", the field that dealt with the earth and its position in the universe, was presented in his most famous publications, Astronomicum Caesareum (1540) and Cosmographicus liber (1524). His books were extremely influential in his time, with the numerous editions in multiple languages being published until 1609. The lunar crater Apianus and asteroid 19139 Apian are named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petrus Apianus is the 89th most popular astronomer (up from 93rd in 2019), the 841st most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,108th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Astronomer.

Petrus Apianus is most famous for his publication of the first star map in 1540.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Petrus Apianus ranks 89 out of 644. Before him are Percival Lowell, Arthur B. McDonald, Karl Ludwig Harding, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, George O. Abell, and Mariam al-Asturlabi. After him are Pieter van Musschenbroek, Jacques Cassini, Ferdinand Verbiest, Varāhamihira, Fritz Zwicky, and Angelo Secchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1495, Petrus Apianus ranks 4. Before him are Cuauhtémoc, John of God, and Francesco II Sforza. After him are Clément Marot, Jan van Scorel, Enrique of Malacca, Barbara Zápolya, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Luigi Alamanni, Giampietrino, and Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg. Among people deceased in 1552, Petrus Apianus ranks 3. Before him are Francis Xavier, and Katharina von Bora. After him are Guru Angad, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Basil Fool for Christ, Sebastian Münster, Paolo Giovio, Olaus Petri, Antonio de Mendoza, Andreas Osiander, and Pierre Attaingnant.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Petrus Apianus ranks 841 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (1261), Juana Bormann (1893), Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935), and Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826). After him are Gertrude the Great (1256), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Otto Ernst Remer (1912), and Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany

Among astronomers born in Germany, Petrus Apianus ranks 16. Before him are Walter Baade (1893), Johann Franz Encke (1791), Max Wolf (1863), Simon Marius (1573), Wilhelm Tempel (1821), and Karl Ludwig Harding (1765). After him are Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813), Arthur Auwers (1838), David Fabricius (1564), Johann Elert Bode (1747), August Kopff (1882), and Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670).

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