Johannes Hevelius
Polish astronomer
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Johannes Hevelius was a councillor and mayor of Danzig, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. As an astronomer, he gained a reputation as "the founder of lunar topography", and described ten new constellations, seven of which are still used by... Wikipedia
Born: January 28, 1611, Gdańsk, Poland
Died: January 28, 1687 (age 76 years), Gdańsk, Poland
Known for: Lunar topography
Spouse: Elisabeth Hevelius (m. 1663–1687) and Katharine Rebeschke (m. 1635–1662)
Children: Julianna Renata Hindrickson and Katarzyna Elżbieta Lange
Parents: Abraham Hewelke and Kordula Hecker