Johannes Fabricius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Fabricius

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1587

Place of Birth: Resterhafe, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1616

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johann Goldsmid, better known by his Latinized name Johann(es) Fabricius (8 January 1587 – 19 March 1616), eldest son of David Fabricius (1564–1617), was a Frisian/German astronomer and a discoverer of sunspots (in 1610), independently of Galileo Galilei.