Hans Lippershay

Summary

Hans Lippershay is a human^[1]. He was born in Wesel^[2]. He was born on 1570^[3]. He died in Middelburg^[4]. He died on September 1619^[5]. He worked as an eyeglass maker^[6], physicist^[7], inventor^[8], instrument maker^[9], and astronomer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Hans Lippershay was born in Wesel^[2].
• Hans Lippershay died in Middelburg^[4].
• Hans Lippershay was born on 1570^[3].
• Hans Lippershay died on September 1619^[5].
• Hans Lippershay died on January 1, 1619^[12].
• Hans Lippershay held citizenship in Dutch Republic^[13].
• Hans Lippershay held citizenship in Holy Roman Empire^[14].
• Hans Lippershay's professions included eyeglass maker^[6].
• Hans Lippershay's professions included physicist^[7].
• Hans Lippershay's professions included inventor^[8].
• Hans Lippershay's professions included instrument maker^[9].
• Hans Lippershay's professions included astronomer^[10].
• Hans Lippershay's professions included engineer^[15].
• Hans Lippershay's field of work was optics^[16].
• Hans Lippershay is recorded as male^[17].
• Hans Lippershay's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Hans Lippershay's Commons category is recorded as Hans Lippershey^[19].
• Hans Lippershay's family name is recorded as Lippershey^[20].
• Hans Lippershay's given name is recorded as Hans^[21].
• Hans Lippershay's work location is recorded as Middelburg^[22].
• Hans Lippershay's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[23].
• Hans Lippershay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Hans Lippershay's place of birth was Wesel^[2]. He was born on 1570^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include eyeglass maker^[6], physicist^[7], inventor^[8], instrument maker^[9], astronomer^[10], and engineer^[15]. Hans Lippershay's field of work was optics^[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 1619^[5] and January 1, 1619^[12]. Hans Lippershay passed away in Middelburg^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hans Lippershay include 55 Cancri d^[25], an exoplanet^[26] and Lippershey^[27], a lunar crater^[28].

Why It Matters

Hans Lippershay ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

He is credited with the discovery of microscope^[31] and telescope^[32], an invention^[33], founded in 1607^[34]. Entities named for him include 55 Cancri d^[25], an exoplanet^[26] and Lippershey^[27], a lunar crater^[28].

FAQs

Where was Hans Lippershay born?

Hans Lippershay was born in Wesel^[2].

Where did Hans Lippershay die?

Hans Lippershay died in Middelburg^[4].

What did Hans Lippershay do for work?

Hans Lippershay worked as eyeglass maker^[6], physicist^[7], inventor^[8], instrument maker^[9], and astronomer^[10].

What did Hans Lippershay discover?

Hans Lippershay is credited as discoverer of microscope^[31] and telescope^[32].