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Michael Neander

German astronomer (1529-1581)
Person human Q106596

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
April 3, 1529
Date of death
October 23, 1581
Place of birth
Jáchymov
Place of death
Jena
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
astronomer, mathematician, university teacher, writer, philologist, physician[11]
Employer
University of Jena, University of Wittenberg[13][14]
Position held
rector of the University of Jena, rector of the University of Jena, rector of the University of Jena[12]
Educated at
University of Wittenberg[15]
Work location
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Jena[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Archives at
University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg[17]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Frühneuzeitliche Ärztebriefe des deutschsprachigen Raums (1500-1700)[22][23]
Different from
Michael Neander, Michael Neander[25]
Family name
Neander[18]
Given name
Michael[19]
P14977
RETE061471[27]
Significant person
Philipp Melanchthon[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Neander zh 米夏埃尔·内安德
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000107729177
VIAF cluster ID
5748103
Library of Congress authority ID
no92004734
GND ID
12884678X
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00513855
DDB person (GND) ID
12884678X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12884678X
Freebase ID
/m/07sx_q
KBR person ID
14184324
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12884678X
Libraries Australia ID
44185702
NLA Trove people ID
1460171
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NUKAT ID
n2010079892
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000098616
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007265808405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811298053105606
Open Library ID
OL7228874A
Prabook ID
2070935
RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum
ngKA4V971LS7uzgeeJDz2IwB
The Galileo Project ID
neander
Wellcome Collection concept ID
c2wvgax8
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCJpRbCRpW796xKd7j4q
Yale LUX ID
person/12a70107-bf2c-4a6b-8c4d-1dad92fdf751

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Occupation 4
writer, mathematician, astronomer, university teacher
Employer 2
University of Jena, University of Wittenberg
Work location 2
Jena, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Archives at 1
University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Different from 1
Michael Neander
Given name 1
Michael
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Named after 1
Neander
Place of birth 1
Jáchymov
Place of death 1
Jena
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Philipp Melanchthon
← Different from 1
Michael Neander
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Michael Neander was born on April 3, 1529[1], in Jáchymov[2]. He died on October 23, 1581[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], mathematician[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and philologist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael Neander include Neander[28], an impact crater[29].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Michael Neander include Neander[28], an impact crater[29].

FAQs

Where was Michael Neander born?

Michael Neander was born in Jáchymov[2].

Where did Michael Neander die?

Michael Neander passed away in Jena[4].

What did Michael Neander do for work?

Michael Neander worked as an astronomer[5], mathematician[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and philologist[9].

Where did Michael Neander go to school?

Michael Neander was educated at University of Wittenberg[15].

Related Entities

Germany Philipp Melanchthon University of Wittenberg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Corpus Inscriptorum Vitebergense. civ-online.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 2d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14977 → RETE061471
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  2. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Wittenberg
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'hu', 'mr']
    RAG ID - Repertorium Academicum Germanicum → ngKA4V971LS7uzgeeJDz2IwB
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 10w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Frühneuzeitliche Ärztebriefe des deutschsprachigen Raums (1500-1700)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Frühneuzeitliche Ärztebriefe des deutschsprachigen Raums (1500-1700)"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → astronomer, mathematician, university teacher +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31699|batch #31699]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Employer → University of Jena, University of Wittenberg
    Sex or gender → male
    Archives at → University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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