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David Fabricius

German astronomer
Person Human Q60204

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 9, 1564
Date of death
May 7, 1617
Place of birth
Esens
Place of death
Osteel
Country of citizenship
County of East Frisia[10]
Occupation
astronomer, Lutheran pastor, cartographer, theologian
Field of work
astronomy, theology, cartography, amateur astronomy[11][12][13][14]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[16]
Notable work
Mira[15]
Child
Johannes Fabricius[9]
Work location
Brunswick, Helmstedt, Osteel[20][21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[30]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[33]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Astronomers: A Biographical Reference, Biographical Lexicon for East Frisia (online version), Neue Deutsche Biographie[23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Family name
Fabricius[18]
Given name
David[19]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Number of children
+8[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Fabricius ar ديفيد فبريسوس cs David Fabritius cs David Janssen fa دیوید فابریسیوس ja ダーヴィト・ファブリツィウス ja ダフィト・ファブリチウス ko 데이비드 파브리치우스 ko 다비드 파브리치우스 ru Давид Фабрициус ru Давид Фабриций ru Фабриций Д. ru Фабриций Давид ru Фабрициус Давид ru Фабрициус, Давид sv Fabricius uk Давид Фабрицій zh 大卫·法布里丘斯 zh 大卫·法布里修斯 zh 大卫·法布里奇乌斯
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000054350605
VIAF cluster ID
806470
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr96012264
GND ID
118685708
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fabricius-Denkmal msu 2018-4872.jpg ↗
Artists of the World ID
00300005
BIBSYS ID
13031336
Base Budé person ID
911
Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
434
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
fabricius-david
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00976839, cni00074040
DDB person (GND) ID
118685708
Show all 41 identifiers +29
De Agostini ID
Fabricius,+David
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118685708
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
31fb93f7-d99d-4f35-a2e5-a0c9f8187b1f
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0000013
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
124747
FAST ID
391460
FES digital collections entity ID
416302
Find a Grave memorial ID
13199799
Freebase ID
/m/0c3vj
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
david-fabricius
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0025766
IdRef ID
15171553X
Low German Bibliography and Biography ID
5568
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02113/eu_f_0022/f0022
Museo Galileo authority ID
67527
NL CR AUT ID
xx0340926
NUKAT ID
n2013187888
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812661852305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
079615317
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043063315
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3899541
OpenMLOL author ID
141228
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095807310
Prabook ID
2536067
Treccani ID
david-fabricius
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcQftT4ch8GDMPWj4wmd
Yale LUX ID
person/654c26bd-9a51-4815-b1b9-624518b7e192
ZOBODAT person ID
135509
ZbMATH author ID
fabricius.david

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
astronomy, theology, cartography, amateur astronomy
Occupation 3
astronomer, theologian, cartographer
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Child 1
Johannes Fabricius
Children (paternal) 1
Johannes Fabricius
Country of citizenship 1
County of East Frisia
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Fabricius
Notable work 1
Mira
Place of birth 1
Esens
Place of death 1
Osteel
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Mira
← SNARC ID 1
John Middleton Murry
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Summary

David Fabricius was born on March 9, 1564[1], in Esens[2]. He died on May 7, 1617[3], in Osteel[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], Lutheran pastor[6], cartographer[7], and theologian[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for David Fabricius include Fabricius[34], an impact crater[35].

Why It Matters

David Fabricius is credited with the discovery of Mira[36], a binary star[37]. Entities named for him include Fabricius[34], an impact crater[35].

FAQs

Where was David Fabricius born?

David Fabricius's place of birth was Esens[2].

Where did David Fabricius die?

David Fabricius died in Osteel[4].

What did David Fabricius do for work?

David Fabricius worked as an astronomer[5], Lutheran pastor[6], cartographer[7], and theologian[8].

What did David Fabricius discover?

David Fabricius is credited as discoverer of Mira[36].

Related Entities

astronomy theology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Q24089080. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Brunswick, Helmstedt, Osteel
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61909: Import places from Lower Saxony Biography"
  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 416302
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 416302, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  5. 19w ago · Marsupium · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artists of the World ID → 00300005
    "Created claim: Artists of the World ID: 00300005, Matched to David Fabricius (#100293767) in AKL Online - 1…"
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