# Godfried Wendelen

> Godfried Wendelen or Govaert Wendelen, Latinized Godefridus Wendelinus, or sometimes Vendelinus and in French-language sources referred to as Godefroy Wendelin was an astronomer and Catholic priest sometimes referred to as the Ptolemy of his time. He was a supporter of Copernican heliocentrism, the astronomical model which positioned the Sun at the center of the universe, with Earth and the other planets orbiting around it. He made more accurate measurements of the distance to the Sun as previously made by the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos. He is considered by some as a precursor of Kepler and Newton. He stayed in the Provence where he met Peiresc with whom he remained in contact throughout his life. The crater Vendelinus on the Moon is named after him.

*Flemish astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/godfried-wendelen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1580-06-06
- **Died:** 1667-10-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.2 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 10.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Годфруа Венделін](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%84%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD)
- [غودفروا فيندلين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Godefroy Wendelin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroy_Wendelin)
- [Godfried Wendelen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfried_Wendelen)
- [Govaert Wendelen](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govaert_Wendelen)
- [Godefroy Wendelin](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroy_Wendelin)
- [Godefroy Wendelin](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroy_Wendelin)
- [Govaert Wendelen](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govaert_Wendelen)
- [Godefroy Wendelin](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroy_Wendelin)
- [Венделин, Годфруа](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%84%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B0)
- [Godefroy Wendelin](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroy_Wendelin)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735426)

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