Johannes de Monteregio
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Johannes de Monteregio, better known as Regiomontanus, was a 15th-century German mathematician and astronomer whose work significantly advanced trigonometry and laid groundwork for modern astronomy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johannes de Monteregio canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Renaissance scientist ⓘ astrologer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Johannes Müller von Königsberg
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Regiomontanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Johannes Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1436-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1476-07-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leipzig
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University of Vienna ⓘ |
| employer | University of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nicolaus Copernicus
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later Renaissance astronomers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claudius Ptolemy
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Georg von Peuerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Franconia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disease ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advanced trigonometry as an independent mathematical discipline
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edited and summarized Ptolemy’s Almagest ⓘ helped lay groundwork for modern astronomy ⓘ improved astronomical tables for planetary positions ⓘ introduced systematic use of decimal fractions in trigonometric tables ⓘ produced accurate sine tables ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Bernhard Walther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Calendarium
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De triangulis omnimodis NERFINISHED ⓘ Epytoma in Almagestum Ptolemaei NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabulae directionum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Königsberg in Franken
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Königsberg, Bishopric of Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of astronomy ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence |
Nuremberg
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Rome ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studentOf | Georg von Peuerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Nuremberg observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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