Caspar Peucer | |
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 Caspar Peucer | |
| Born | January 6, 1525 Bautzen, Germany |
| Died | September 25, 1602 (aged 77) Dessau, Germany |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, astronomy, astrology, and medicine |
| Academic advisors | Erasmus Reinhold Georg Joachim Rheticus |
| Notable students | Tycho Brahe Johannes Praetorius Salomon Alberti |
Caspar Peucer (/ˈpɔɪkər/ POY-kər,[citation needed] German: [ˈkaspaʁ ˈpɔʏtsɐ];[1] January 6, 1525 – September 25, 1602) was a German reformer, physician, and scholar of Sorbian origin.