| Johannes Kepler | |
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 A 1610 portrait of Johannes Kepler by an unknown artist | |
| Born | December 27, 1571 Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt near Stuttgart, HRE (now part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany) |
| Died | November 15, 1630 (aged 58) Regensburg, Electorate of Bavaria, HRE (now Germany) |
| Residence | Württemberg; Styria; Bohemia; Upper Austria |
| Fields | Astronomy, astrology, mathematics and natural philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Linz |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Known for | Kepler's laws of planetary motion Kepler conjecture |
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630
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in Regensburg, Kepler fell ill. He died on November 15, 1630, and was buried there; his burial site was lost after the Swedish army destroyed the churchyard.[
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