Achilles Gasser | |
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| Born | 3 November 1505 |
| Died | 4 December 1577 (aged 72) Mixed Imperial City of Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Known for | Comet observations, research on European history and geography |
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Achilles Pirmin Gasser[1] (3 November 1505 – 4 December 1577)[2] was a German physician and astrologer. He is now known as a well-connected humanistic scholar, and supporter of both Copernicus and Rheticus.
- ^ Also Gassar, Gasserus, Gassarus.
- ^ Blendinger, Friedrich (1964), "Gasser, Achilles Pirminius", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 6, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 79; (full text online)