Christopher Clavius
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 412 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 25,1538 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Bamberg |
| Germany | |
| Date of died | February 6,1612 |
| Died | Rome |
| Italy | |
| Known for | Gregorian calendar |
| Gregorian calendar, Clavius' Law | |
| Books | Epitome arithmeticae practicae |
| Influenced by | Euclid |
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| Pedro da Fonseca | |
| Education | University of Coimbra |
| Influences | Euclid |
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| ID | 805943 |
Christopher Clavius Life story
Christopher Clavius, SJ was a Jesuit German mathematician, head of mathematicians at the Collegio Romano, and astronomer who was a member of the Vatican commission that accepted the proposed calendar invented by Aloysius Lilius, that is known as the Gregorian calendar.
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