Jurij Vega
Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also Veha; Latin: Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; German: Georg Freiherr von Vega; born Vehovec, March 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.
Jurij Vega | |
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Vega in an 1802 illustration | |
| Born | Jurij Bartolomej Vega March 23, 1754 Zagorica pri Dolskem, Habsburg monarchy (now Slovenia) |
| Died | September 26, 1802 (aged 48) Nußdorf near Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
| Education | Jesuit College of Ljubljana (Jezuitski kolegij v Ljubljani) (1767–1773) |
| Alma mater | Ljubljana Lyceum (Licej v Ljubljani) (1773–1775; diploma, 1775) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Academy of Practical Sciences in Mainz |
| Academic advisors | Gabriel Gruber Joseph Giuseppe Jakob von Maffei |
| Notable students | Ignaz Lindner |
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