Tobias Mayer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tobias Mayer

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1723

Place of Birth: Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1762

Profession: astronomer, physicist, mathematician, university teacher, cartographer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Tobias Mayer (17 February 1723 – 20 February 1762) was a German astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon. He was born at Marbach, in Württemberg, and brought up at Esslingen in poor circumstances.
A self-taught mathematician, he earned a living by teaching mathematics while still a youth.
He had already published two original geometrical works when, in 1746, he entered J.
B.
Homann's cartographic establishment at Nuremberg.
Here he introduced many improvements in mapmaking, and gained a scientific reputation which led (in 1751) to his election to the chair of economy and mathematics at the University of Göttingen.
In 1754 he became superintendent of the observatory, where he worked until his death in 1762.



Alternative names	Konrad Westermayr (1765-1834); Conrad Westermayr
Description	German painter, copperplate engraver, engraver and drawer
Date of birth/death	30 January 1765	5 October 1834
Location of birth/death	Hanau	Hanau
Work location	Germany
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Joel Paul Kaltenhofer (1716–1777)
Description	German draughtsman and engraver
Date of birth/death	1716	1777
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