Nicholas Kratzer

Nicholas Kratzer
Nicholas Kratzer, 1528 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger
Born	1487? Munich
Died	1550
Occupations	Mathematician Astronomer Horologist

Nicholas Kratzer (1487? – 1550), also known as Nicolaus Kratzer and Nicholas Crutcher, was a German mathematician, astronomer, and horologist. Much of Kratzer's professional life was spent in England, where he was appointed as astronomer to King Henry VIII.