Orazio Grassi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Orazio Grassi

Italian Jesuit priest, architect and scientist

Date of Birth: 01-May-1583

Place of Birth: Savona, Liguria, Italy

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1654

Profession: astronomer, architect, mathematician

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Orazio Grassi, S.J.
(b.
Savona 1 May 1583 – d.
Rome 23 July 1654), was an Italian Jesuit priest, who is best noted as a mathematician, astronomer and architect.
He was one of the authors in controversy with Galileo Galilei on the nature of comets.
His writings against Galileo were published under the pseudonym Sarsi.