Christoph Clavius
(1538-1612)
astronomer, Professor of Mathematics, Jesuit, writer on mathematics, and author of the Gregorian calendar
Died aged c. 74
Wikidata WikipediaChristopher Clavius, SJ (25 March 1538 – 6 February 1612) was a Jesuit German mathematician, head of mathematicians at the Collegio Romano, and astronomer who was a member of the Vatican commission that accepted the proposed calendar invented by Aloysius Lilius, that is known as Gregorian calendar. Clavius would later write defences and an explanation of the reformed calendar, including an emphatic acknowledgement of Lilius' work. In his last years he was probably the most respected astronomer in Europe and his textbooks were used for astronomical education for over fifty years in and even out of Europe.
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Gedenktafel errichtet anno 1859. Christoph Clavius wurde zu Bamberg 1538 geboren, trat in den Jesuiten-Orden zu Rom 1555, lehrte als Professor der Mathematik 20 Jahre, wurde berühmter Schriftsteller derselben, Astronom und Verfasser des Gregorianischen Kalenders, starb zu Rom 1612 am 6. Februar.
Former Jesuits college, An der Universität, Bamberg, Germany where they was born near (1538)