Johannes Müller von Königsberg
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Johannes Müller von Königsberg, better known as Regiomontanus, was a 15th-century German mathematician and astronomer whose work on trigonometry and astronomical tables significantly advanced Renaissance science.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johannes Müller | 1 |
| Johannes Müller von Königsberg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Johannes Müller von Königsberg Context triple: [Imperial Mathematician, notableOfficeHolder, Johannes Müller von Königsberg]
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Johannes Müller
Johannes Müller was a pioneering 19th-century German physiologist whose work helped establish modern experimental physiology and deeply influenced a generation of scientists.
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Karl Ernst von Baer
Karl Ernst von Baer was a pioneering 19th-century Baltic German biologist and embryologist best known for formulating the fundamental laws of embryology and discovering the mammalian ovum.
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Hieronymus Fabricius
Hieronymus Fabricius was a prominent 16th-century Italian anatomist and surgeon whose detailed studies of human anatomy, especially the venous valves, significantly advanced early modern medicine.
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Friedrich Hitzig
Friedrich Hitzig was a 19th-century German architect known for designing and reconstructing prominent buildings in Berlin.
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Johann Carl J. von Griesbach
Johann Carl J. von Griesbach was an influential German biblical scholar and textual critic known for pioneering the modern critical study and classification of New Testament manuscripts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Johannes Müller von Königsberg Target entity description: Johannes Müller von Königsberg, better known as Regiomontanus, was a 15th-century German mathematician and astronomer whose work on trigonometry and astronomical tables significantly advanced Renaissance science.
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A.
Johannes Müller
Johannes Müller was a pioneering 19th-century German physiologist whose work helped establish modern experimental physiology and deeply influenced a generation of scientists.
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B.
Karl Ernst von Baer
Karl Ernst von Baer was a pioneering 19th-century Baltic German biologist and embryologist best known for formulating the fundamental laws of embryology and discovering the mammalian ovum.
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C.
Hieronymus Fabricius
Hieronymus Fabricius was a prominent 16th-century Italian anatomist and surgeon whose detailed studies of human anatomy, especially the venous valves, significantly advanced early modern medicine.
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D.
Friedrich Hitzig
Friedrich Hitzig was a 19th-century German architect known for designing and reconstructing prominent buildings in Berlin.
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E.
Johann Carl J. von Griesbach
Johann Carl J. von Griesbach was an influential German biblical scholar and textual critic known for pioneering the modern critical study and classification of New Testament manuscripts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance scientist
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astrologer ⓘ astronomer ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Regiomontanus
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surface form:
Johannes Regiomontanus
Regiomontanus ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1436-06-06 ⓘ |
| birthName | Johannes Müller ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Königsberg in Franken
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surface form:
Königsberg, Franconia
Margraviate of Brandenburg ⓘ |
| citizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1476-07-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leipzig
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University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer | University of Vienna ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ calendar reform ⓘ mathematics ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advancing trigonometry as an independent branch of mathematics
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computing accurate astronomical tables ⓘ early use of decimal fractions in trigonometric tables ⓘ improving Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ influencing later astronomers including Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Königsberg in Franken
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surface form:
Königsberg in Franconia
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| notableAchievement |
constructed precise ephemerides used by navigators and astrologers
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contributed to proposals for calendar reform in the 15th century ⓘ helped prepare a critical edition of Ptolemy’s Almagest ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De triangulis omnimodis
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Ephemerides ⓘ Tabulae directionum ⓘ Tabulae directionum ⓘ
surface form:
Tabulae primi mobilis
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| residence |
Nuremberg
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Rome ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Georg von Peuerbach ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Nuremberg
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Rome ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
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Subject: Johannes Müller von Königsberg Description of subject: Johannes Müller von Königsberg, better known as Regiomontanus, was a 15th-century German mathematician and astronomer whose work on trigonometry and astronomical tables significantly advanced Renaissance science.
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