Adam Olearius
German mathematician and geographer
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Adam Olearius was a German scholar, mathematician, geographer and librarian. He became secretary to the ambassador sent by Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, to the Shah of Safavid, and published two books about the events and observations... Wikipedia
Born: September 24, 1599, Aschersleben, Germany
Died: February 22, 1671 (age 71 years), Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Germany
Books: The Voyages & Travels of the Ambassadors, The travels of Olearius in seventeenth-century Russia, and The Voyages & Travels of the Ambassadors from the Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia: Begun in the Year M. DC. XXXIII and Finish'd in M. DC. XXXIX : Containing a Compleat History of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and Other Adjacent Countries : with Several Publick Transactions Reaching Neer the Present Times : in Seven Books : Illustrated with Diverse Accurate Mapps and Figures
Education: Leipzig University
Nationality: German