Georg Joachim Rheticus
Mathematician and astronomer
Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus, was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his trigonometric tables and as Nicolaus Copernicus's... Wikipedia
Born: February 16, 1514, Feldkirch, Austria
Died: December 4, 1574 (age 60 years), Košice, Slovakia
Known for: Trigonometric tables
Notable students: Sebastian Dietrich, Valentin Otto, Caspar Peucer, Valentin Steinmetz