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Petrus Plancius

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Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman

ScientistsLived 1552 to 1622 · aged 70
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Petrus Plancius was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. Born in Dranouter, now in Heuvelland, West Flanders, he studied theology in Germany and England. At the age of 24 he became a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church.

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Petrus Plancius Instructing Students in the Science of Navigation, by David VinckboonsPetrus Plancius Instructing Students in the Science of Navigation, by David Vinckboons

Scientists born in the 1550s 6

Sophia Brahe54.9Michael Maestlin52.0Prospero Alpini49.6Giovanni Antonio Magini49.2Matthias Quad40.6Antonio Santucci37.6

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1552 to 1622 · aged 70
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27 languages

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