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Christopher Clavius
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German astronomer and mathematician (1538–1612)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1538-03-25 ) 25 March 1538, Bamberg , Bavaria , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 6 February 1612 (1612-02-06) (aged 73), Rome , Papal States
- Alma mater
- University of Coimbra , Collegio Romano
- Known for
- Gregorian calendar , Clavius' Law
- Fields
- Mathematics , astronomy
- Institutions
- Collegio Romano
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cristóbal
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Bamberg
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Roman College
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Doctoral student
- Giuseppe Biancani
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Movement
- German Renaissance
- Image
- Portret van astronoom Christoph Clavius, RP-P-OB-38.439 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Rome
- Religious order
- Society of Jesus
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- Commons category
- Christopher Clavius
- date of birth
- 1538-03-25
- date of death
- 1612-02-06
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- influenced by
- Euclid
- name in native language
- Christophorus Clavius
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Clavius, SJ (25 March 1538 – 6 February 1612) 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 of Lilius' work. In his last years, he was probably the most respected astronomer in Europe and his textbooks were used for astronomical education for over fifty years in and even out of Europe.
Early life
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