Wenzel Faber
Wenzel Faber von Budweis (1455–1518) was an astronomer, astrologer and theologian from Bohemia.
He was the leading author of practicas in the late 15th century,[1] making him one of the most widely printed authors of his time.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jonathan Green (2012). "Printing the future: the origin and development of the "Practica Teütsch" to 1620". Archiv für Geschichte des Buchwesens. 67. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-3-11-028106-4. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Michael Milway (2000). "Forgotten best-sellers from the dawn of the Reformation". In Robert James Bast; Andrew C. Gow; Heiko Augustinus Oberman (eds.). Continuity and Change: The Harvest of Late Medieval and Reformation History : Essays Presented to Heiko A. Oberman on His 70th Birthday. BRILL. p. 142. ISBN 978-90-04-11633-7. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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- 1455 births
- 1518 deaths
- 15th-century astrologers
- 16th-century astrologers
- 15th-century German astronomers
- 16th-century German astronomers
- 15th-century Bohemian people
- 16th-century Bohemian people
- 15th-century German writers
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