# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-maestlin
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:48:18.408Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-maestlin"
name: "Michael Maestlin"
slug: "michael-maestlin"
description: "Michael Maestlin was a German astronomer and mathematician, best known as the mentor of Johannes Kepler. A student of Philipp Apian, Maestlin is recognized as the teacher who had the greatest influence on Kepler. He is regarded as one of the most significant astronomers of the period between Copernicus and Kepler.He was the first to write a decimal approximation of the Golden ratio."
tagline: "German astronomer and mathematician (1550–1631)"
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birthDate: "1550-09-30"
deathDate: "1631"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump