LC control no. | nr 93008027 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Origanus, David, 1558-1628 or 1629 |
Variant(s) | Origan, David, 1558-1628 or 1629 Tost, David, 1558-1628 or 1629 |
Birth date | 1558-07-09 |
Death date | [1628, 1629] |
Place of birth | Kłodzko (Poland) |
Place of death | Frankfurt an der Oder (Germany) |
Field of activity | Greek language Mathematics |
Affiliation | Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt an der Oder |
Profession or occupation | Astronomers Mathematicians College teachers |
Special note | Data provided by the ESTC/BL |
Found in | His An ephemerides for five yeares to come, 1633: t.p. (the most learned and excellent mathematician, M. David Origanus) NUC pre-56 (Origanus, David, 1558-1628) Wikipedia, September 9, 2020 (David Origanus; David Origanus or David Tost (9 July 1558 - 11 July 1628/29) was a German astronomer and professor for Greek language and Mathematics at the Viadrina University in Frankfurt (Oder), where he had also studied; Tost was born in Glatz (Kladsko), Bohemia (now Kłodzko in southern Poland); during his scientific career he observed numerous comets and published about Ephemeris in 1599 and 1609; in contrast to Tycho Brahe, he was convinced that the Earth rotates; he died in Frankfurt (Oder), aged 71) DNB, September 9, 2020 (Origanus, David, 1558-1629; male; German mathematician, professor in Frankfurt/Oder; year of death also listed as 1628; other names: Origan, David ; Tost, David |