Johannes Hevelius
Also known as
- Jan Heweliusz
Johannes Hevelius (Latin), also called Johannes Hewel, Johann Hewelke, Johannes Höwelcke in German, or Jan Heweliusz (in Polish), (January 28 1611 – January 28 1687), was a Protestant councillor and mayor in Danzig (Gdańsk), (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.) As an astronomer he gained the reputation of "the founder of lunar topography".
Hevelius' father was Abraham Hewelke (1576-1649), his mother Kordula Hecker (1576-1655). They were a family of wealthy brewing merchant of Bohemia origin....
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