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Melchior Jöstel

German mathematician (1559-1611)
Person human Q1599321

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
April 10, 1559
Date of death
June 13, 1611
Place of birth
Dresden
Place of death
Freiberg
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher, surveyor
Employer
University of Wittenberg[9]
Educated at
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[10]
Student of
Valentinus Otho, Andreas Schato[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[19]
Described by source
Golvers: Johann Schreck Terrentius SJ (2020)[18]
Family name
Jöstel[14]
Given name
Melchior[15]
Student
Sigismund Weier, Ambrosius Rhode[11][12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Melchior Jöstel
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000003686678
VIAF cluster ID
54539710
GND ID
102525323
Academic Tree ID
24251
Alvin ID
alvin-person:55395
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00922491
DDB person (GND) ID
102525323
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
102525323
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
f8d6929c-e690-41d5-a222-05f35e90da93
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122tcf1q
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
102525323
Libris-URI
hftx54n1490p3hb
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
127459
SELIBR ID
381271
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd3PD39jRphP6VxkM7mBP
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Summary

Melchior Jöstel was born on April 10, 1559[1], in Dresden[2]. He died on June 13, 1611[3], in Freiberg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and surveyor[7].

FAQs

Where was Melchior Jöstel born?

Melchior Jöstel's place of birth was Dresden[2].

Where did Melchior Jöstel die?

Melchior Jöstel passed away in Freiberg[4].

What did Melchior Jöstel do for work?

Melchior Jöstel worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and surveyor[7].

Where did Melchior Jöstel go to school?

Melchior Jöstel was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Golvers: Johann Schreck Terrentius SJ (2020)
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000003686678
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    Given name → Melchior
    Employer → University of Wittenberg
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