Johannes Acronius Frisius
Johannes Acronius Frisius , or Johannes Atrocianus Frisius (* probably 1520 in the West Frisian village of Akkrum ; † October 18, 1564 in Basel ) was a scholar, doctor, astronomer and mathematician.
The humanistic scholar is named after his birthplace Akkrum ( Boarnsterhim municipality ). From 1542 he studied in Basel . In 1545 he earned a bachelor's degree; 1547 the Magister Artium and from that year worked as professor of mathematics, from 1549 as professor of logic at the University of Basel . In 1551 he married Verena Suracher. In 1564, the last year of his life, he obtained a doctorate in medicine. He died of the plague. More than through his Latin poetry and humanistic works, he gained notoriety through his mathematical astronomical works.
Works
- De motu terrae
- De sphaera
- De astrolabio et annuli astronomici confectione
- Cronicon and Progrosticon astronomica
- Dauid Georgen from Holand dess Ertzkätzers warhrachtige Histori, ... , at Hieronymum Curionem in Basel, 1559
- Miraculorum quorundam et eorundem effectuum descriptio , 1561
literature
- Karl Christian Bruhns : Acronius, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 41.
- Gerhard Eis : Acronius, Johannes Frisius. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 39 ( digitized version ).
- Menso Folkerts : Acronius, Johannes. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
See also
- Acronius (persons with that name)
- Johannes Atrocianus ('the tough, the intransigent'), poet, humanist and opponent of the Reformation from Basel
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frisius, Johannes Acronius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frisius, Johannes Atrocianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Frisian scholar, mathematician and astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 1520 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akkrum |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1564 |
| Place of death | Basel |