Johannes Engel

Johannes Engel
Title page of the Astrolabium, printed by Johann Emerich for Lucantonio Giunti, Venice 1494
Born2 March 1453
Aichach, Holy Roman Empire
Died29 September 1512(1512-09-29) (aged 59)
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
NationalityHoly Roman Empire
Other names
  • Iohannes Angelus
  • Johannes Angelus
  • Joannis Angelus
  • Joannes Bavarus Angelus
Occupation(s)doctor, astronomer
Known forAstrolabium planum, 1488

Johannes Engel (2 March 1453 – 29 September 1512), also known as Johannes Angelus, was a doctor, astronomer and astrologer from Aichach, near Augsburg, which at that time was a Free Imperial City within the Holy Roman Empire. He practiced medicine in Vienna, and published numerous almanachs, planetary tables and calendars. His Astrolabium planum was published by Erhard Ratdolt of Augsburg in 1488; a second edition was printed by Johann Emerich for Lucantonio Giunti in Venice in 1494.[1]: 339 [2]: 144 

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