Johannes Engel
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Johannes Engel | |
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 Title page of the Astrolabium, printed by Johann Emerich for Lucantonio Giunti, Venice 1494 | |
| Born | 2 March 1453 |
| Died | 29 September 1512 (aged 59) Vienna, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Occupations | doctor, astronomer |
| Known for | Astrolabium planum, 1488 |
Johannes Engel (2 March 1453 – 29 September 1512), also known as Johannes Angelus, was a doctor, astronomer and astrologer from Aichach, near Augsburg, which at that time was a Free Imperial City within the Holy Roman Empire. He practiced medicine in Vienna, and published numerous almanachs, planetary tables and calendars. His Astrolabium planum was published by Erhard Ratdolt of Augsburg in 1488; a second edition was printed by Johann Emerich for Lucantonio Giunti in Venice in 1494.[1]: 339 [2]: 144
Engels was born at Aichach, near Augsburg in Bavaria, probably on 2 March 1453.[1]: 339 He registered at the University of Ingolstadt in the summer of 1472, the year of its foundation, and graduated as a Master of Arts in 1474; in 1476 he gave lectures on Aristotle at the university.[2]: 144 From 1489 to 1491 Engel worked as a proof-reader or editor for the noted printer Erhard Ratdolt of Augsburg, who had previously worked in Venice and had published many works on astronomy.[1]: 339 [2]: 144 Between 1492 and 1497 Engels studied medicine at the University of Ingolstadt. He later practiced medicine in Vienna, where on 29 September 1512 he died.[1]: 339
