Born: December 27, 1571
Died: November 15, 1630 (Age: 58)
Lived in Württemberg, Styria, Bohemia, and Upper Astria
Was associated with: Prince Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg, Tycho Brahe, Emperor Rudolf II, General Wallenstein, Galileo Galilei
Johannes contracted the smallpox sickness at a young age. It left him with weak vision and crippled hands. Although he had these problems he was still able to become a superb mathematician and a skillful astrologer. He attended grammar and Latin school; from there he moved on to Maulbronn where he attended seminary to become a minister. Soon after he decided to become a teacher. He started studying in the Tübinger Stift at the University of Tübingen. The Stift was a hall of residence and teaching, this is where Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg became his associate.
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