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Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr

German astronomer1677 to 1750

Wikidata names Johann Sturm and Lothar Zumbach von Koesfeld as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Johann Sturm
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Lothar Zumbach von Koesfeld

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataJohann Sturmstated by WikidataLothar Zumbach von Koesfeld
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stated by WikidataErhard Weigelstated by WikidataJohannes de Raeystated by WikidataPaul Hermann
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stated by WikidataAdolphus Vorstiusstated by WikidataPhilipp Müller
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stated by WikidataAdriaan van den Spiegelstated by WikidataChristoph Meurerstated by WikidataGilbert Jack

Theses

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Visionis sensus nobilissimus ex obscurae camerae tenebris luculenter - illustrans
doctoral thesis, stated by Wikidata

Education and career4

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1689 to 1696
Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg
studied
1696 to 1699
University of Altdorf
studied
1700 to 1700
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
studied
1704 to 1750
Melanchthon-Gymnasium Nürnberg
worked

At a glance

known as: astronomer, mathematician, cartographer, physicist, translator, visual artist
fields: astronomy, mathematics, mathematical analysis, mathematical instrument, physics, astronomical instrument, Solar System, translation from French, translation into German
awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, 1733
member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, from 1715, Royal Society of London, from 1733, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, from 1740, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
notable works: Historische Nachricht von den nürnbergischen Mathematicis und Künstlern
Wikipedia: in 14 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaJohann Gabriel Doppelmayr
stated by WikidataWikidataQ85153
stated by WikidataVIAF66768616
stated by WikidataGND11617997X
stated by WikidataIdRef030103967
stated by WikidataISNI0000000117430160

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project127727

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q85153,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q85153},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q85153