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Apian, Philipp

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BornIngolstadt (Bavaria, Germany), 14 September 1531

DiedTübingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany), 12 November 1589

Philipp Apian received his early education from his father, the astronomer Peter Apian. He made rapid progress and took a particular interest in mathematics. He spent just a short time at the University of Ingolstadt and in 1547 went to live with his uncle Georg, the municipal official responsible for weights and measures. In 1549, Philipp Apian moved to Strassburg, where he entered into contact with Johann Sturm, then moved on to Paris and, in 1552, returned to Ingolstadt, shortly before the death of his father.

As a 20-year-old, Philipp Apian was appointed professor of Mathematics as his father’s successor, only about 2 months after the latter’s death. Apian devoted himself to the teaching profession with a great deal of energy and great success. It was said of him that he was a highly gifted teacher and attracted a great number of students.

In addition, in 1554 Apian...

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  • Apian, Philipp (1586). De utilitate trientis, instrumenti astronomici novi. libellus. Tübingen.

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  • Bairische Landtaflen. XXIII. Darinnen das Hochlöblich Furstenthumb Obern vnnd Nidern Bayrn/sambt der Obern Pfaltz/Ertz vnnd Stifft Saltzburg/Eichstedt/vnnd andern mehrern anstossenden Herschafften/mit vleiβ beschriben/vnd in druck gegeben (1568). Ingolstadt.

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  • Günther, Siegmund (1882). Peter und Philipp Apian, zwei deutsche Mathematiker u. Kartographen. Prague.

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Translated by Storm Dunlop.

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  1. Universität Landau, Landau in der Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Jürgen Hamel

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  1. Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA

    Thomas Hockey

  2. University of California, Irvine School of Physical Sciences, Irvine, CA, USA

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Hamel, J. (2014). Apian, Philipp. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_9219

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