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Valentinus Otho

German astronomer
Person human Q91647

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1550
Date of death
1605, April 8, 1603[8]
Place of birth
Magdeburg
Place of death
Heidelberg
Country of citizenship
Germany[9]
Occupation
mathematician, astronomer, university teacher
Employer
Heidelberg University, University of Wittenberg[10][11]
Educated at
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[12]
Notable work
Opus Palatinum de triangulis[14]
Work location
Heidelberg[17]
Student of
Georg Joachim Rheticus[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[21]
Described by source
New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19][20]
Given name
Valentin[16]
P14977
RETE064003[22]
Student
Melchior Jöstel[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lucius Valentinus Otho en Valentin Otto en Valentinus Otho ar فالنتينوس أوتو de Lucius Valentinus Otho de Valentin Otho fi Valentin Otho fr Valentin Otto fr Valentinius Otho fr Valentin Othon fr Valentinus Otho it Lucius Valentinus Otho it Valentin Otho nl Valentin ru Валентин Ото ru Ото, Валентин zh 瓦伦丁·奥托 zh 瓦倫蒂努斯·奧托
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000107745898
VIAF cluster ID
32726698
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009075326
GND ID
115444483
BIBSYS ID
5032358
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00375120
DDB person (GND) ID
115444483
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
115444483
Freebase ID
/m/03d3v35
IdRef ID
125987595
KBR person ID
14945393
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
127061
Show all 23 identifiers +11
NLP ID
a0000002591016
NSK (VIAF) ID
000627831
NSK ID
981005718012909366
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810626784905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
227779126
OpenMLOL author ID
96679
Prabook ID
1764038
SBN author ID
BVEV042928
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
4938
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/220407
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvHfBggHGqT9txQghqqQq

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
mathematician, astronomer, university teacher
Employer 2
Heidelberg University, University of Wittenberg
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Educated at 1
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Given name 1
Valentin
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Magdeburg
Place of death 1
Heidelberg
Position held 1
Thomaskantor
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Georg Joachim Rheticus
Teachers 1
Georg Joachim Rheticus
Work location 1
Heidelberg
← FactGrid item ID 1
Seeburg
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Summary

Valentinus Otho was born on 1550[1] in Magdeburg[2]. He died on 1605[3] in Heidelberg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Valentinus Otho born?

Valentinus Otho was born in Magdeburg[2].

Where did Valentinus Otho die?

Valentinus Otho passed away in Heidelberg[4].

What did Valentinus Otho do for work?

Valentinus Otho worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Valentinus Otho go to school?

Valentinus Otho was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[12].

Related Entities

Georg Joachim Rheticus Germany University of Wittenberg

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . bazhum.muzhp.pl. bazhum.muzhp.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 19d ago · Proz · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 8w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Germany
    Student → Melchior Jöstel
    Notable work → Opus Palatinum de triangulis
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
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