Johann Baptista Cysat (1587–1657)

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Biographical data

1587 167 Born in Lucerne
1604 167 Entered the Society of Jesus in Landsberg am Lech
1657 167 Died in Lucerne

Education

1607 – 1610 167 Studied philosophy in Ingolstadt
1613 – 1617 167 Studied theology in Ingolstadt
167 Studied mathematics, astronomical observations in Ingolstadt

Career

1618 – 1623 167 Teacher of mathematics in Ingolstadt
1623 – 1627 167 Rector in Lucerne
1627 – 1629 167 Teacher of mathematics in Madrid
1630 – 1632 167 Construction supervisor in Amberg
1632 – 1637 167 Rector in Innsbruck
1646 – 1650 167 Rector in Eichstätt
– 1657 167 Teacher of controversial theology, scripture in Lucerne
167 Occupied himself with architecture, astronomical observations

Relations

167 Correspondence between Cysat and Kepler
167 Cysat helped Scheiner to conduct astronomical observations in Ingolstadt
167 Cysat was the successor of Scheiner in teaching mathematics in Ingolstadt

Relations from others

169 Scheiner was the teacher of Cysat

Alternate names

Jean Baptiste Cysat
Johann Baptist Cysatus

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Related subjects

Philosophy Theology Mathematics Architecture Astronomical observations Controversial theology Scripture

Relations

Johannes Kepler

Christoph Scheiner

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Sources

167 Strobel, F. (2001): “Cysat, Johann Baptista”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, p. 1028.
169 Ziggelaar, A. (2001): “Scheiner, Christoph”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, pp. 3517-3518.

Recommended Citation

Johann Baptista Cysat (1587–1657). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/201/.