Andreas_Cellarius

Andreas Cellarius

Andreas Cellarius

Dutch–German cartographer

Andreas Cellarius (c. 1596[1]–1665[2]) was a Dutch–German cartographer and cosmographer best known for his 1660 Harmonia Macrocosmica, a major star atlas.

Cellarius's illustration of Copernican heliocentrism, from the Harmonia Macrocosmica

Life

He was born in Neuhausen, and was educated in Heidelberg.[3] The Protestant Cellarius may have left Heidelberg at the onset of the Thirty Years' War in 1618 or in 1622, when the city came into Catholic hands. His activities are unclear at this time, but based on his later works, it is conjectured that he spent time in Poland where he may have worked as a military engineer.

In 1625, he married Catharina Eltemans in Amsterdam, where he worked as a schoolmaster at a Latin school. After a brief stay in The Hague, the family moved to Hoorn. From 1637 until his death, he was rector of the Latin School in Hoorn, where Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater was conrector.

The minor planet 12618 Cellarius is named in his honour.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Mendillo, Michael (2022). "New Players, New Roles". Saints and Sinners in the Sky: Astronomy, Religion and Art in Western Culture. Springer International Publishing. pp. 28–49. ISBN 978-3-030-84270-3. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Andreas Cellarius (ca. 1596-1665) | Hoorns Biografisch Woordenboek". www.oudhoorn.nl. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "The Life and Works of Andreas Cellarius". webspace.science.uu.nl. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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