Settings16th-century mathematicians
Adriaan van Roomen
Adriaan van Roomen (29 September 1561 – 4 May 1615), also known as Adrianus Romanus, was a Flemish mathematician.
Adriaan van Roomen (29 September 1561 – 4 May 1615), also known as Adrianus Romanus, was a Flemish mathematician.
Al-Birjandi
Abd Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn Birjandi عبدعلی مممدبن حسین بیرجندی was a prominent 16th century Persian astronomer, mathematician and physicist who lived in Birjand, Iran.
Abd Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn Birjandi عبدعلی مممدبن حسین بیرجندی was a prominent 16th century Persian astronomer, mathematician and physicist who lived in Birjand, Iran.
Bernardino Baldi
Bernardino Baldi (5 June 1533 – 12 October 1617) was an Italian mathematician and writer.
Bernardino Baldi (5 June 1533 – 12 October 1617) was an Italian mathematician and writer.
Christian Wurstisen
Christian Wurstisen (Christianus Urstisius) (1544–1588) was a mathematician, theologician, historian from Basel.
Christian Wurstisen (Christianus Urstisius) (1544–1588) was a mathematician, theologician, historian from Basel.
Christoph Rudolff
Christoff Rudolff (born 1499 in Jawor, Silesia, died 1545 in Vienna) was the author of the first German textbook on algebra.
Christoff Rudolff (born 1499 in Jawor, Silesia, died 1545 in Vienna) was the author of the first German textbook on algebra.
Christopher Wursteisen
Christopher Wursteisen (Christianus Vurstitius) (born c 1570) was a law student at the University of Padua from 1595.
Christopher Wursteisen (Christianus Vurstitius) (born c 1570) was a law student at the University of Padua from 1595.
David Gans
David ben Solomon (Shlomo) ben Seligman Gans (David ben Salomon ben Seligmann Gans; also Ganz; דָּוִד בֶּן שְׁלֹמֹה גנז; 1541, Lippstadt - 25 August 1613, Prague) was a Jewis...
David ben Solomon (Shlomo) ben Seligman Gans (David ben Salomon ben Seligmann Gans; also Ganz; דָּוִד בֶּן שְׁלֹמֹה גנז; 1541, Lippstadt - 25 August 1613, Prague) was a Jewis...
Edward Brerewood
Edward Brerewood (or Bryerwood) (c.
Edward Brerewood (or Bryerwood) (c.
Edward Wright (mathematician)
Edward Wright was an English mathematician and cartographer noted for his book Certaine Errors in Navigation, which for the first time explained the mathematical basis of the Mercator projec...
Edward Wright was an English mathematician and cartographer noted for his book Certaine Errors in Navigation, which for the first time explained the mathematical basis of the Mercator projec...
Erasmus Reinhold
Erasmus Reinhold (October 22, 1511 – February 19, 1553) was a German astronomer and mathematician, considered to be the most influential astronomical pedagogue of his generation.
Erasmus Reinhold (October 22, 1511 – February 19, 1553) was a German astronomer and mathematician, considered to be the most influential astronomical pedagogue of his generation.
Estienne de La Roche
Estienne de La Roche (1470–1530) was a French mathematician.
Estienne de La Roche (1470–1530) was a French mathematician.
Francesco Maurolico
Francesco Maurolico (Greek: Φραγκίσκος Μαυρόλυκος, Frangiskos Mavrolikos; Latin: Franciscus Maurolycus; Francisci Maurolyci; Italian: Francesco Maurolico; September 16, 1494-July...
Francesco Maurolico (Greek: Φραγκίσκος Μαυρόλυκος, Frangiskos Mavrolikos; Latin: Franciscus Maurolycus; Francisci Maurolyci; Italian: Francesco Maurolico; September 16, 1494-July...
François d'Aguilon
François d'Aguilon (also d'Aguillon or in Latin Franciscus Aguilonius) (4 January 1567, Brussels – 20 March 1617, Tournai), was a Belgian Jesuit mathematician, physicist and architect.
François d'Aguilon (also d'Aguillon or in Latin Franciscus Aguilonius) (4 January 1567, Brussels – 20 March 1617, Tournai), was a Belgian Jesuit mathematician, physicist and architect.
François Viète
François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière, was a French mathematician whose work on new algebra was an important step towards modern algebra, due to its innovative use of letters as parameters in...
François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière, was a French mathematician whose work on new algebra was an important step towards modern algebra, due to its innovative use of letters as parameters in...
Friedrich Risner
Friedrich Risner (birth around 1533; died 15 September 1580) was a German mathematician from Hersfeld, Hesse.
Friedrich Risner (birth around 1533; died 15 September 1580) was a German mathematician from Hersfeld, Hesse.
Gemma Frisius
Gemma Frisius, was a physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
Gemma Frisius, was a physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
Georg Joachim Rheticus
Georg Joachim von Lauchen, also known as Rheticus, was a mathematician, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher.
Georg Joachim von Lauchen, also known as Rheticus, was a mathematician, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher.
Gerolamo Cardano
Gerolamo Cardano was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler.
Gerolamo Cardano was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler.
Giambattista Benedetti
Giambattista (Gianbattista) Benedetti (August 14, 1530 – January 20, 1590) was an Italian mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of sundi...
Giambattista (Gianbattista) Benedetti (August 14, 1530 – January 20, 1590) was an Italian mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of sundi...
Giovanni Antonio Magini
Giovanni Antonio Magini was an Italian astronomer, astrologer, cartographer, and mathematician.
Giovanni Antonio Magini was an Italian astronomer, astrologer, cartographer, and mathematician.
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
Guðbrandur Þorláksson (or Gudbrandur Thorlaksson) (1541 – July 20, 1627) was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.
Guðbrandur Þorláksson (or Gudbrandur Thorlaksson) (1541 – July 20, 1627) was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.
Henricus Grammateus
Henricus Grammateus (also known as Henricus Scriptor, Heinrich Schreyber or Heinrich Schreiber) (1495 - 1525 or 1526) was a German mathematician.
Henricus Grammateus (also known as Henricus Scriptor, Heinrich Schreyber or Heinrich Schreiber) (1495 - 1525 or 1526) was a German mathematician.
Herwart von Hohenburg
Hans Georg Herwart von Hohenburg (1553 – 1622) was a Bavarian statesman and scholar, and a patron and correspondent of Johannes Kepler.
Hans Georg Herwart von Hohenburg (1553 – 1622) was a Bavarian statesman and scholar, and a patron and correspondent of Johannes Kepler.
Humphrey Baker
Humphrey Baker (fl. 1562–1587), was a writer on arithmetic and astrology.
Humphrey Baker (fl. 1562–1587), was a writer on arithmetic and astrology.
Ibn Hamza al-Maghribi
Ibn Hamza al-Maghribi was a 16th-century Muslim mathematician.
Ibn Hamza al-Maghribi was a 16th-century Muslim mathematician.
Ignazio Danti
Ignazio Danti, born Pellegrino Rainaldi Danti, was an Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer.
Ignazio Danti, born Pellegrino Rainaldi Danti, was an Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer.
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
Jacques Pelletier du Mans, also spelled Peletier, in Latin: Peletarius, was a humanist, poet and mathematician of the French Renaissance.
Jacques Pelletier du Mans, also spelled Peletier, in Latin: Peletarius, was a humanist, poet and mathematician of the French Renaissance.
James Bassantin
James Bassantin, was a Scottish astronomer and mathematician.
James Bassantin, was a Scottish astronomer and mathematician.
Johannes Acronius Frisius
Johannes Acronius (or Atrocianus) Frisius (1520, Akkrum, Frisia - 18 October 1564) was a Dutch doctor and mathematician of the 16th century.
Johannes Acronius (or Atrocianus) Frisius (1520, Akkrum, Frisia - 18 October 1564) was a Dutch doctor and mathematician of the 16th century.
Johannes Scheubel
Johannes Scheubel was a German mathematician.
Johannes Scheubel was a German mathematician.
John Blagrave
John Blagrave was an English mathematician.
John Blagrave was an English mathematician.
John Dee
John Dee was an English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, navigator, imperialist and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy, divinat...
John Dee was an English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, navigator, imperialist and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy, divinat...
John Napier
John Napier of Merchiston – also signed as Neper, Nepair – named Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer.
John Napier of Merchiston – also signed as Neper, Nepair – named Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer.
Jost Bürgi
Jost Bürgi, or Joost, or Jobst Bürgi, active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, a maker of astronomical instruments and a mathematician.
Jost Bürgi, or Joost, or Jobst Bürgi, active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, a maker of astronomical instruments and a mathematician.
Juan Bautista Villalpando
Juan Bautista Villalpando was a Spanish Jesuit scholar, mathematician, and architect.
Juan Bautista Villalpando was a Spanish Jesuit scholar, mathematician, and architect.
Jyeṣṭhadeva
Jyeṣṭhadeva (Malayalam: ജ്യേഷ്ഠദേവന്) (c. 1500 – c. 1610) was an astronomer-mathematician of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics founded by Sangamagrama Madhava (c.1350 – c.1425).
Jyeṣṭhadeva (Malayalam: ജ്യേഷ്ഠദേവന്) (c. 1500 – c. 1610) was an astronomer-mathematician of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics founded by Sangamagrama Madhava (c.1350 – c.1425).
Leonard Digges (scientist)
Leonard Digges was a well-known English mathematician and surveyor, credited with the invention of the theodolite, and a great popularizer of science through his writings in English on surveying...
Leonard Digges was a well-known English mathematician and surveyor, credited with the invention of the theodolite, and a great popularizer of science through his writings in English on surveying...
Lodovico Ferrari
Lodovico Ferrari was an Italian mathematician.
Lodovico Ferrari was an Italian mathematician.
Luca Pacioli
Fra Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli (sometimes Paccioli or Paciolo; 1445 – 1517) was an Italian mathematician, Franciscan friar, collaborator with Leonardo da Vinci, and seminal contrib...
Fra Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli (sometimes Paccioli or Paciolo; 1445 – 1517) was an Italian mathematician, Franciscan friar, collaborator with Leonardo da Vinci, and seminal contrib...
Ludolph van Ceulen
Ludolph van Ceulen (28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German / Dutch mathematician from Hildesheim.
Ludolph van Ceulen (28 January 1540 – 31 December 1610) was a German / Dutch mathematician from Hildesheim.
Marin Getaldić
Marin Getaldić, or Marino Ghetaldi in Dalmatian, ; October 2, 1568, Dubrovnik – April 11, 1626, Dubrovnik) was a scientist from the Republic of Ragusa.
Marin Getaldić, or Marino Ghetaldi in Dalmatian, ; October 2, 1568, Dubrovnik – April 11, 1626, Dubrovnik) was a scientist from the Republic of Ragusa.
Michael Maestlin
Michael Maestlin (also Mästlin, Möstlin, or Moestlin) (30 September 1550, Göppingen – 20 October 1631, Tübingen) was a German astronomer and mathematician, known for being the mentor of Jo...
Michael Maestlin (also Mästlin, Möstlin, or Moestlin) (30 September 1550, Göppingen – 20 October 1631, Tübingen) was a German astronomer and mathematician, known for being the mentor of Jo...
Michael Stifel
Michael Stifel or Styfel was an Augustinian monk who became an early supporter of Martin Luther and was later appointed professor of mathematics at Jena University.
Michael Stifel or Styfel was an Augustinian monk who became an early supporter of Martin Luther and was later appointed professor of mathematics at Jena University.
Muhammad Baqir Yazdi
Muhammad Baqir Yazdi was an Iranian mathematician who lived in the 16th century.
Muhammad Baqir Yazdi was an Iranian mathematician who lived in the 16th century.
Nathaniel Torporley
Nathaniel Torporley (1564–1632) was an English clergyman, mathematician, and astrologer.
Nathaniel Torporley (1564–1632) was an English clergyman, mathematician, and astrologer.
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499/1500, Brescia – 13 December 1557, Venice) was a mathematician, an engineer (designing fortifications), a surveyor (of topography, seeking the best means of ...
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499/1500, Brescia – 13 December 1557, Venice) was a mathematician, an engineer (designing fortifications), a surveyor (of topography, seeking the best means of ...
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (Nikolaus Kopernikus; Nicolò Copernico; Mikołaj Kopernik; in his youth, Niclas Koppernigk; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance astronomer and the first pers...
Nicolaus Copernicus (Nikolaus Kopernikus; Nicolò Copernico; Mikołaj Kopernik; in his youth, Niclas Koppernigk; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance astronomer and the first pers...
Nilakantha Somayaji
Kelallur Nilakantha Somayaji (നീലകണ്ഠ സോമയാജി, Hindi: नीलकण्ठ सोमयाजि) (1444–1544) (also referred to as Kelallur Comatiri) was a major mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of...
Kelallur Nilakantha Somayaji (നീലകണ്ഠ സോമയാജി, Hindi: नीलकण्ठ सोमयाजि) (1444–1544) (also referred to as Kelallur Comatiri) was a major mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of...
Oronce Finé
Oronce Fine (or Finé; in Latin, Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Oronzio Fineo) (20 December 1494 - 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician and cartographer.
Oronce Fine (or Finé; in Latin, Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Oronzio Fineo) (20 December 1494 - 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician and cartographer.
Paul Guldin
Paul Guldin (original name Habakkuk Guldin) (June 12, 1577 – November 3, 1643) was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer.
Paul Guldin (original name Habakkuk Guldin) (June 12, 1577 – November 3, 1643) was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer.
Pedro Nunes
Pedro Nunes (; Latin, Petrus Nonius), (1502, Alcácer do Sal – August 11, 1578, Coimbra) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, from a New Christian (of Jewish or...
Pedro Nunes (; Latin, Petrus Nonius), (1502, Alcácer do Sal – August 11, 1578, Coimbra) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, from a New Christian (of Jewish or...
Petrus Apianus
Petrus Apianus, also known as Peter Apian, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography.
Petrus Apianus, also known as Peter Apian, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography.
Petrus Ryff
Petrus Ryff (or Ryffius) (May 8, 1552 – May 19, 1629) was a Swiss mathematician, physician and chronicler from Basel.
Petrus Ryff (or Ryffius) (May 8, 1552 – May 19, 1629) was a Swiss mathematician, physician and chronicler from Basel.
Philipp Apian
Philipp Apian (14 September 1531 – 15 November 1589) was a German mathematician and medic.
Philipp Apian (14 September 1531 – 15 November 1589) was a German mathematician and medic.
Pietro Cataldi
Pietro Antonio Cataldi (April 15, 1548 – February 11, 1626) was an Italian mathematician.
Pietro Antonio Cataldi (April 15, 1548 – February 11, 1626) was an Italian mathematician.
Rafael Bombelli
Rafael Bombelli was an Italian mathematician.
Rafael Bombelli was an Italian mathematician.
Robert Fludd
Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus was a prominent English Paracelsian physician.
Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus was a prominent English Paracelsian physician.
Scipione del Ferro
Scipione del Ferro (6 February 1465 – 5 November 1526) was an Italian mathematician who first discovered a method to solve the depressed cubic equation.
Scipione del Ferro (6 February 1465 – 5 November 1526) was an Italian mathematician who first discovered a method to solve the depressed cubic equation.
Thomas Blundeville
Thomas Blundeville (c. 1522 – c. 1606) was an English humanist writer and mathematician.
Thomas Blundeville (c. 1522 – c. 1606) was an English humanist writer and mathematician.
Thomas Fincke
Thomas Fincke (6 January 1561 – 24 April 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years.
Thomas Fincke (6 January 1561 – 24 April 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years.
Thomas Harriot
Thomas Harriot (Oxford, c. 1560 – London, 2 July 1621) was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator.
Thomas Harriot (Oxford, c. 1560 – London, 2 July 1621) was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator.
Thomas Lydiat
Thomas Lydiat (1572–1646) was a clergyman and mathematician in England.
Thomas Lydiat (1572–1646) was a clergyman and mathematician in England.
Valentin Naboth
Valentin Naboth (also spelled Valentine Naibod or Nabod) (13 February 1523 – 3 March 1593), known by the latinized name Valentinus Naiboda, was a German mathematician, astronomer ...
Valentin Naboth (also spelled Valentine Naibod or Nabod) (13 February 1523 – 3 March 1593), known by the latinized name Valentinus Naiboda, was a German mathematician, astronomer ...
Vavrinec Benedikt of Nedožery
Vavrinec Benedikt z Nedožier was a Slovak mathematician, teacher, poet, translator and philologist settled in Bohemia.
Vavrinec Benedikt z Nedožier was a Slovak mathematician, teacher, poet, translator and philologist settled in Bohemia.
Vavrinec Benedikt z Nedožier
Vavrinec Benedikt z Nedožier (Vavřinec Benedikt z Nudožer (Nedožer, Nedožier, Nudožerinus), Benedicti M. Lőrinc; 1555, Nedožery (Nedozser, Nádasér-Berzseny), Kingdom of Hungary, now Slovak...
Vavrinec Benedikt z Nedožier (Vavřinec Benedikt z Nudožer (Nedožer, Nedožier, Nudožerinus), Benedicti M. Lőrinc; 1555, Nedožery (Nedozser, Nádasér-Berzseny), Kingdom of Hungary, now Slovak...
Walter Warner
Walter Warner (1563–1643) was an English mathematician and scientist.
Walter Warner (1563–1643) was an English mathematician and scientist.
William Bedwell
William Bedwell (1561 – May 5, 1632 near London) was an English priest and scholar, specializing in Arabic and other "oriental" languages as well as in mathematics.
William Bedwell (1561 – May 5, 1632 near London) was an English priest and scholar, specializing in Arabic and other "oriental" languages as well as in mathematics.
William Bourne (mathematician)
William Bourne was an English mathematician, innkeeper and former Royal Navy gunner who created an idea for an early submarine and wrote important navigational manuals.
William Bourne was an English mathematician, innkeeper and former Royal Navy gunner who created an idea for an early submarine and wrote important navigational manuals.