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Jan Šindel
Czech astrologist, astronomer, doctor, mathematician and theologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Šindel (1370s – between 1455 and 1457),[1] also known as Jan Ondřejův (Latin: Iohannes Andreae dictus Schindel or Joannes de Praga), was a Czech medieval scientist and Catholic priest. He was a professor at Charles University in Prague and became the rector of the university in 1410. He lectured on mathematics and astronomy and was also a personal astrologer and physician of kings Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia and his brother Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.[1]
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