Zacharias Stopius

Memorial to Zacharias Stopius in Upeslejas, Latvia

Zacharias Stopius (Latvian: Zahārijs Stopijs; c. 1535 – late 16th or early 17th century)[1] was a Baltic German medical doctor, astronomer and astrologer, mainly active in present-day Latvia. He was ennobled by the King of Poland in 1570. His daughter Catharina Stopia was one of the first female diplomats in the service of Sweden.