Petrus Apianus

Petrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1557; also known as Peter Apian) was a German humanist, famous for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography.

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He was born as Peter Bienewitz (or Bennewitz) in Leisnig in Saxony; his father was a shoemaker. The family was relatively well off, belonging to the middle-class citizenry of Leisnig. Apianus was educated at the Latin school in Rochlitz. From 1516 to 1519 he studied at the University of Leipzig; during this time, he latinized his name to Apianus (lat. apis means "bee"; "Biene" is the German word for bee).

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►	Introduction
►	Life and work
►	Selected works
►	Footnotes
►	References
►	Further reading
►	External links

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