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Kepler, Johannes
© Copyright Johannes Kepler, engraving Kepler, Johannes, b. Weil der Stadt (Germany), Dec. 27, 1571, d. Regensburg (Germany), Nov. 15, 1630, German astronomer and mathematician. Came to Graz in 1594, went to Prague in 1600 and became court astronomer of Emperor Rudolf II, in 1612 moved to Linz, where he worked as a teacher for 14 years; from 1628 in the service of A. von Wallenstein. Outstanding achievements in the field of astronomy and optics including the three laws of planetary motion named after him (which he deduced from the records of T. de Brahe), the theory of lenses and the telescope with 2 convex lenses. The University of Linz has been named after K. Edition: W. v. Dyck, M. Caspar and F. Hammer (eds.), J. K., Gesammelte Werke, 1937ff. Literature: H.-C. Freiesleben, K. als Forscher, 1970; W. Gerlach and M. List, J. K. Leben und Werk, 1980; M. Lemcke, J. K., 1995.
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