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German physician and astrologer (1505–1577) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Achilles Pirmin Gasser[1] (3 November 1505 – 4 December 1577)[2] was a German physician and astrologer. He is now known as a well-connected humanistic scholar, and supporter of both Copernicus and Rheticus.
Achilles Gasser | |
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Died | 4 December 1577 72) Mixed Imperial City of Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire | (aged
Known for | Comet observations, research on European history and geography |
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Born in Lindau, he studied mathematics, history, and philosophy, as well as astronomy.[3] He was a student in Sélestat under Johannes Sapidus ;[4] he also attended universities in Wittenberg, Vienna, Montpellier, and Avignon.[5]
In 1528, German cartographer Sebastian Münster appealed to scientists across the Holy Roman Empire[6] to assist him with his description of Germany. Gassar accepted this and was later recognized by Münster as a close collaborator for his cartography of the country.[7]
Rheticus lost his physician father Georg Iserin in 1528 when he was executed on sorcery charges. Gasser later took over the practice in Feldkirch, in 1538; he taught Rheticus some astrology, and helped his education, in particular by writing to the University of Wittenberg on his behalf.[5][8][9]
When Rheticus printed his Narratio prima—the first published account of the Copernican heliocentric system—in 1540 (Danzig), he sent Gasser a copy. Gasser then undertook a second edition (1541, Basel) with his own introduction[10] in the form of a letter from Gasser to Georg Vogelin of Konstanz.[5] The second edition (1566, Basel) of De revolutionibus orbium coelestium contained the Narratio Prima with this introduction by Gasser.[11]
He prepared the first edition (Augsburg, 1558) of the Epistola de magnete of Pierre de Maricourt.[3][12]
Other works include:
Gasser belonged with Flacius to the humanist circle around Kaspar von Niedbruck , concerned with the recovery of monastic manuscripts. Others in the group were John Bale, Conrad Gesner, Joris Cassander, Johannes Matalius Metellus, and Cornelius Wauters.[16]
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