Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr

German astronomer (1677–1750)
Person human Q85153
Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr
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Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr

Summary

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr is a human[1]. He was born in Nuremberg[2]. He was born on September 27, 1677[3]. He passed away in Nuremberg[4]. He died on December 1, 1750[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6], mathematician[7], cartographer[8], physicist[9], and translator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's place of birth was Nuremberg[2].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr died in Nuremberg[4].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr was born on September 27, 1677[3].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr was born on January 1, 1677[12].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr died on December 1, 1750[5].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr died on January 1, 1750[13].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's professions included mathematician[7].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's professions included cartographer[8].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr worked as a physicist[9].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr worked as a translator[10].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's professions included visual artist[14].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's field of work was astronomy[15].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's field of work was mathematics[16].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's field of work was mathematical analysis[17].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's field of work was mathematical instrument[18].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's field of work was physics[19].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's field of work was astronomical instrument[20].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr was employed by Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg[21].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's education included a stint at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[22].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr was educated at Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg[23].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's education included a stint at University of Altdorf[24].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's doctoral advisor was Johann Sturm[25].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's doctoral advisor was Lothar Zumbach von Koesfeld[26].
  • Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's doctoral advisor was Lothar Zumbach von Koesfeld[27].

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Origins and Family

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's place of birth was Nuremberg[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 27, 1677[3] and January 1, 1677[12].

Education

Educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[22], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1502[30], headquartered in Halle (Saale)[31]; Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg[23], a school[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1526[34]; and University of Altdorf[24], a university[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1578[37], headquartered in Altdorf bei Nürnberg[38]. Doctoral advisors include Johann Sturm[25], a mathematician[39], 1635–1703[40], of Palatinate-Neuburg[41], specialised in mathematician[42] and Lothar Zumbach von Koesfeld[26], an astronomer[43], 1661–1727[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6], mathematician[7], cartographer[8], physicist[9], translator[10], and visual artist[14]. Fields of work include astronomy[15], a branch of science[45]; mathematics[16], an academic discipline[46]; mathematical analysis[17], an academic discipline[47]; mathematical instrument[18]; physics[19], a branch of science[48]; and astronomical instrument[20]. Among Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's employers was Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg[21].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr is Historische Nachricht von den nürnbergischen Mathematicis und Künstlern[49]. Things named for him include Doppelmayer[50], an impact crater[51].

Recognition

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr received the Fellow of the Royal Society[52].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 1, 1750[5] and January 1, 1750[13]. Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr passed away in Nuremberg[4].

Why It Matters

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for him include Doppelmayer[50], an impact crater[51].

FAQs

Where was Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr born?

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr's place of birth was Nuremberg[2].

Where did Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr die?

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr passed away in Nuremberg[4].

What did Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr do for work?

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr worked as astronomer[6], mathematician[7], cartographer[8], physicist[9], and translator[10].

Where did Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr go to school?

Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[22], Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg[23], and University of Altdorf[24].

What awards did Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[52].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [52] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [49] . wikidata.org.

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  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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