Cornelius Gemma
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 447 years ago |
Date of birth | February 28,1535 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Leuven |
Belgium | |
Date of died | October 12,1577 |
Died | Leuven |
Belgium | |
Parents | Gemma Frisius |
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ID | 754413 |
Cornelius Gemma Life story
Cornelius Gemma was a physician, astronomer and astrologer, and the oldest son of cartographer and instrument-maker Gemma Frisius. He was a professor of medicine at Catholic University of Leuven, and shared in his father's efforts to restore ancient Ptolemaic practice to astrology, drawing on the Tetrabiblos.