Marek Bydžovský z Florentýna
Marek Bydžovský z Florentýna ( also Marek Moravec Bydžovský z Florentina ) (* 1540 in Nový Bydžov ; † September 15, 1612 in Prague ) was a Czech historian, astronomer, mathematician and scholar and humanist.
Life
Bydžovský z Florentýna studied at the University of Prague, graduated in 1559 with a bachelor's degree and in 1565 that of the Master of Fine Arts . From 1567 he taught astronomy, mathematics and explained the writings of Cicero and Aristotle . He was elected dean five times and rector of Charles University six times . In 1604, at the age of 64, he left the university after internal disputes, married a wealthy widow, became a brewer and senator in Prague's New Town .
Works
He is the author of smaller poems, speeches and historical writings and treatises. He also published a collection on events in Europe from 1526 to 1596 under the title The World Under Three Bohemian Kings (Svět za tří českých králů).
Books
- Života císaře Maxmiliána, 1589
- Svět za tří českých králů, Prague, 1987
See also : List of Rectors of Charles University and the List of Czech Writers .
literature
- Literature and other media by and about Marek Bydžovský z Florentýna in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Ottův slovník naučný .
- Q. Vetter: Šest století matematického a astronomického učení na univerzitě Karlově v Praze , Věstník KSČN, 1952.
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| SURNAME | Bydžovský z Florentýna, Marek |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bydzovsky z Florentina, Marek; Bydžovský z Florentina, Marek Moravec |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech historian, astronomer, mathematician and scholar and humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nový Bidžov |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1612 |
| Place of death | Prague |