Jost Bürgi
Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments and mathematician (1552-1632) · Switzerland · Academics · Died at 79
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Something wrong?Jost Bürgi, active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, mathematician, and writer. Burgi was the brother-in-law and adoptive father of Benjamin Bramer.
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Child: Benjamin BramerAbout this person
Country
Switzerland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1552 to 1632 · aged 79
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