Andreas Stoberl ( Stiborius , 1465-1515) - Austrian mathematician, astronomer, theologian, humanist. Like many humanists, in recognition of his commitment to classical values, he took the Latin pseudonym Stiborius. He was a member of the Vienna circle of humanists, which included famous scientists Georg Tannstetter , Johannes Stabius , Thomas Resch , Stefan Rosinus , Johann Cuspinian and reformer Joachim Wadian . Many members of the circle were close to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I [1] .
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| Date of Birth | 1465 |
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| Date of death | 1515 |
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| A country | Holy Roman Empire |
| Scientific field | Astronomy , mathematics , theology |
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Maximilian supported the development of astronomy and astronomical sciences, many famous scientists worked at his court and at the University of Vienna founded by him. Stiborius lectured on various subjects, was engaged in astronomical observations and the construction of astronomical instruments. He dedicated one of the astrolabes he designed to Emperor Maximilian, believing that this instrument would bestow secular power, since all emperors of the past had similar instruments.
One of Stiborius’s works is entitled “Indices praeterea monumentorum quae clarissimi viri Studii Viennensis alumni in Astronomia et aliis Mathematicis disciplinis scripta reliquerunt” [2]
One of the lunar craters is named after Stiborius.
Notes
- ↑ An Historical Tour of the University of Vienna .
- ↑ Ken'ichi Takahashi, Riccardo Bellè Super optico negocio et iride problemata .
Sources
- Abstract for Darin Hayton, “Astrolabes and Power in Renaissance Germany: Andreas Stiborius'“ Clipeus Austrie “”, University of Notre Dame , 1 .
- Renaissance-Humanism . An Historical Tour of the University of Vienna.