Renward Cysat
Illustration — portrait of Renward Cysat Renward Cysat (Cusatus; 1545–1614) was an apothecary, advocate, cartographer and city councillor of Lucerne. He is the father of mathematician and astronomer Johann Baptist Cysat. Cysat published works about the history and folklore of Lucerne, as well as a number of theatrical plays, and a book about (then-recently discovered) Japan.
Renward Cysat
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- Born
- 1545 · Lucerne.
- Died
- 1614 · Lucerne.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- pharmacist · notary · writer · cartographer · playwright · polymath · municipal clerk
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — portrait of Renward Cysat Renward Cysat (Cusatus; 1545–1614) was an apothecary, advocate, cartographer and city councillor of Lucerne. He is the father of mathematician and astronomer Johann Baptist Cysat. Cysat published works about the history and folklore of Lucerne, as well as a number of theatrical plays, and a book about (then-recently discovered) Japan.
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Born at Lucerne in 1545, died in Lucerne in 1614.
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1545
Renward Cysat born at Lucerne.
1614
Renward Cysat died at Lucerne.
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