Died 1612-02-06.
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Christopher Clavius
Christopher Clavius, was a Jesuit German mathematician and physicist, 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 the Gregorian calendar. Clavius would later write defences and an explanation of the reformed calendar, including an emphatic acknowledgement o…
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science · German astronomer and mathematician (1538–1612) · mathematician · astronomer · also Christopher Clavius, Christopher Klau/Clavius, Christoph Clavius, Clavius
Born 25 March 1538 · Died 6 February 1612 · Q76728
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Studied at Roman College (1560–1564).
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Studied at University of Coimbra (1556).
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Born 1538-03-25.
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